Definition of stalemate
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
stalemate
verb
stalemated; stalemating; stalemates
Definition of stalemate (Entry 2 of 2)
: to bring into a stalemate
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The first known use of stalemate was in 1765
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