Meaning Of The Word Stalemate

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stalemate
variable noun: In chess, stalemate is a position in which a player cannot make any move which is allowed by the rules, so that the game ends and no one wins.
variable noun: Stalemate is a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible.

stalemate in American English
any situation in which it is impossible for one of the players to move without placing his or her king in check: it results in a draw
to bring into a stalemate
intransitive verb: to be or result in a stalemate or standoff
noun: a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check
transitive verb: to subject to a stalemate

stalemate in British English
noun: a chess position in which any of a player's possible moves would place his or her king in check: in this position the game ends in a draw
verb: to subject to a stalemate

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