verb🔗ShareTo bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves."The chess game was stalemated when white had no legal moves left, even though the black king wasn't in check. "gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved."The negotiation between the teachers and the school board stalemated, with neither side willing to compromise. "politicsstategovernmentwarmilitarypositionsituationactionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading