stalemate
/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ verb C2- To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
- To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
He/she/it stalemates · Past stalemated · Past participle stalemated · -ing form stalemating
Verb forms
- Base form
- stalemate
- He/she/it
- stalemates
- Past
- stalemated
- Past participle
- stalemated
- -ing form
- stalemating
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