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- pronunciation:
- steIl
meIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a position in chess leading to a tie game that comes about when a player is unable to make a legal move.
- similar words:
- draw, tie
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definition 2: |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock.
The negotiators reached a stalemate and there was little hope for any further progress toward a settlement.- synonyms:
- deadlock, impasse
- similar words:
- dead end, draw, Mexican stand-off, standstill
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related words: |
draw, pass, tie |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stalemates, stalemating, stalemated |
definition: |
to force into a stalemate.
- synonyms:
- deadlock
- similar words:
- forestall, halt, hang, paralyze, stop
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related words: |
hang |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to come to or be in a stalemate, as a conflict or opponents.
- synonyms:
- deadlock
- similar words:
- halt, hang, stop
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related words: |
hang |
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