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• stale|mate — «STAYL MAYT», noun, verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. –n. 1. Chess. a draw which results when a player whose turn it is to move cannot move any of his pieces without putting his own king in check. 2. Figurative: »The prolonged stalemate outside Richmond [in …   Useful english dictionary

• stalemate — stale|mate [ˈsteılmeıt] n [U and C] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: stale stalemate (15 18 centuries) (from Old French estal; STALE) + mate ( MATE23)] 1.) a situation in which it seems impossible to settle an argument or disagreement, and neither side… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stalemate — stale•mate [[t]ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt[/t]] n. v. mat•ed, mat•ing 1) a situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock 2) chs a position of the pieces on a chessboard in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot… …   From formal English to slang

• stalemate — stale|mate [ steıl,meıt ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree: end in/reach a stalemate: The fourth round of talks ended in a stalemate. Management and the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stalemate — Stale mate , v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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