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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible;
- Example: "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
[syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill]

2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check;


VERB (1)

1. subject to a stalemate;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stalemate n 1: 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] 2: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check v 1: subject to a stalemate
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

63 Moby Thesaurus words for "stalemate": Tweedledum and Tweedledee, 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, walkout, work stoppage