Associations to the word «Stalemate»
Noun
- Capture
- Side
- Confrontation
- Defeat
- Nationalist
- Tactic
- Diagram
- Yuan
- General
- Disagreement
- Retreat
- Retreated
- Matilda
- Withdrawal
- Perimeter
- Diplomacy
- Treaty
- Ally
- Blockade
- Player
- Austrian
- Win
- Ending
- Soviet
- Emperor
- Loyalist
- Peninsula
- Invasion
- Breakthrough
- Breaker
- Macarthur
- Cease
- Halt
- Intervention
- Piece
- Normandy
- Outcome
- Referee
- Collapse
- Vietnam
- Defender
- Korea
- Pakistani
- Struggle
- Apache
- Bombardment
- Front
- Territorial
- Coalition
- Outlaw
- Supply
- Gain
- Opponent
- Policy
- Napoleon
- Iraq
- Attack
- Stronghold
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STALEMATE, noun. (chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
STALEMATE, noun. Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
STALEMATE, verb. (chess) (transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
STALEMATE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
Dictionary definition
STALEMATE, noun. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations".
STALEMATE, noun. Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.
STALEMATE, verb. Subject to a stalemate.
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