"checkmated" meaning in English

See checkmated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-checkmated.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} checkmated (not comparable)
  1. (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-checkmated-en-adj-KItBOXQt Categories (other): Chess, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 4 7 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. (figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-checkmated-en-adj-5JwWIvuY

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-checkmated.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} checkmated
  1. simple past and past participle of checkmate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: checkmate
    Sense id: en-checkmated-en-verb-SY03vfkK
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