безвыходное положение — meaning in English

English meaning

• rattrap noun A device (trap) used to catch rats.
• stalemate noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.

Senses

безвыходное положение is used for these senses in English:

• rattrap A difficult, entangling situation.

rattrap — full definition

1. noun A device (trap) used to catch rats.
2. noun A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary.
3. noun A difficult, entangling situation.
4. noun A type of bicycle pedal made of metal with no rubber.

stalemate — full definition

1. noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.
2. noun Any deadlocked situation where neither side can make progress.
3. verb To bring a situation, argument, or game to a deadlock.

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