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мати́рам — meaning in English

matiram

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English meaning

  • checkmate noun In chess, the winning move that traps the opponent's king with no way to escape capture.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.

Senses

мати́рам is used for these senses in English:

  • checkmate (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
  • checkmate (transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
  • flock (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
  • mate (chess) Clipping of checkmate.

checkmate — full definition

  1. noun In chess, the winning move that traps the opponent's king with no way to escape capture.
  2. noun Figuratively, a complete and inescapable defeat in any situation.
  3. verb To defeat an opponent's king so it cannot escape capture, or to put someone in an inescapable losing position.

flock — full definition

  1. noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  2. noun A large crowd of people, especially the members of a particular church or congregation.
  3. verb To gather or travel together in large numbers.

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