ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Stalemate', Synonyms of 'Stalemate' & More on 'Stalemate'

1. WordNet® 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

2. 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]

3. 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]

Thesaurus Results for Stalemate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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