'Stalemate' definitions:
Definition of 'stalemate'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, stalemate, standstill]
noun
Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
verb
Subject to a stalemate
Definition of 'Stalemate'
From: GCIDE
- Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stalemate'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'stalemate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
- walkout,
- work stoppage