stalemate can be used as a verb
1. stalemate -- (subject to a stalemate)
stalemate can be used as a noun
1. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill -- (a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations")
2. stalemate -- (drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)
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