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stalemate
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stalemate
Noun
  • The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw. chess
  • Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
Verb
  • To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves. chess, transitive
  • To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved. transitive, figuratively