[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Also called mate .Chess.an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion.the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated.", "an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion.", "the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated.", "a complete check; defeat:His efforts to escape met with a checkmate."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Chess.to maneuver (an opponent's king) into a check from which it cannot escape; mate.", "to check completely; defeat:Napoleon was checkmated at Waterloo."]}, {"Bold_text": "interjection", "List Items": ["Chess.(used by a player to announce that they have put the opponent's king into inextricable check.)"]}]