Checkmating

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  • v. Present participle of checkmate.
  • Word Usage
    "I puzzled my head a good deal to find out some way of checkmating the Greeks, as also did Charley, and we broached a thousand expedients which on discussion proved worthless."
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vanquish    shell    beat    beat out    trounce   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    terminate    thwart    defeat    mate   
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