stalemate

IPA: stˈeɪɫmeɪt

noun

  • (chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  • (by extension) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
  • Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.

verb

  • (chess, transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
  • (transitive, figuratively) To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
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Examples of "stalemate" in Sentences

  • Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess.
  • The conflict ended in stalemate and deployment.
  • It will break the stalemate between the two of us.
  • The proposal will perpetuate the current stalemate.
  • The stalemate was ended with the arrest of the enemy.
  • During the battle of the Wilderness,the Union had a stalemate.
  • In the final battle of the war, the brothers' armies fight to a stalemate.
  • The debate began at the start of the 19th century and is still in stalemate.
  • By the end of December 2007, the situation on the ground reached a stalemate.
  • The discussion is in stalemate and the standard of discussion here is very low.

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