Stalemate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stalemate \Stale"mate`\ (-m[=a]t`), n. (Chess)
     The position of the king when he can not move without being
     placed in check and there is no other piece which can be
     moved.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess)
     To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stalemate
       n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
            advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
            negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse}, {standstill}]
       2: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves
          would place his king in check
       v : subject to a stalemate

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "stalemate":
     Tweedledum and Tweedledee, arrest, bell, blind alley, block, box,
     brake, bring to, bring up short, check, checkmate, corner,
     cul-de-sac, cut short, cutoff, dam, dead end, dead heat, dead stop,
     dead-end street, deadlock, draw, draw rein, end, endgame, ending,
     even break, extremity, fair shake, final whistle, freeze,
     full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, hole, impasse, knotted score,
     lockout, mate, neck-and-neck race, photo finish, pull up,
     put paid to, sit-down strike, stall, stand, stand-off, standoff,
     standstill, stay, stem, stem the tide, stop, stop cold, stop dead,
     stop short, stoppage, strike, the same, tie, walkout,
     work stoppage