check and mate

Meanings

interjection

Synonym of checkmate (“chess: word called by the victor”).
Synonyms: checkmate
Synonym of checkmate (“by extension: said when one has checkmated someone”).
Synonyms: checkmate

interjectionSynonym of checkmate (“chess: word called by the victor”).

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interjectionSynonym of checkmate (“by extension: said when one has checkmated someone”).

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APA

check and mate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20and%20mate

MLA

“check and mate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20and%20mate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “check and mate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20and%20mate.