stalemate
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, standstill • Derivationally related forms: stand still (for: standstill) • Hypernyms: situation 2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check • Hypernyms: draw, standoff, tie
subject to a stalemate • Topics: chess, chess game • Hypernyms: move, go • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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