verb Download 🔗Share To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves. Examples : "The chess game was stalemated when white had no legal moves left, even though the black king wasn't in check. " game sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved. Examples : "The negotiation between the teachers and the school board stalemated, with neither side willing to compromise. " politics state government war military position situation action achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading