stalemate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
reached an impasse on the negotiations
Types & categories
- situation hypernym
Related & opposite
- stand still derivation
Sense 2 verb
subject to a stalemate
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- stalemate derivation
- chess game domain topic
Sense 3 noun
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
Types & categories
- standoff hypernym
Related & opposite
- stalemate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stand still |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | situation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stalemate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chess game |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stalemate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | standoff |