stalemate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stalemate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stalemate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stalemate n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" Synonym(s): deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check v subject to a stalemate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, n. (Chess) The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.