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To cause to stop:
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- To cause to stop:
- To come or bring to a halt; stop, esp. temporarily
- To cause to discontinue.
(Obs.) To extend or place over or across
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- (Obs.) To extend or place over or across
- To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
- To hinder, obstruct, frustrate, or defeat (a person, plans, etc.)
To move or act in opposition to; oppose.
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- To move or act in opposition to; oppose.
- To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome:
- (Boxing) To strike one's opponent while receiving or parrying (a blow)
To dishearten or dispirit:
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- To dishearten or dispirit:
- To prevent the success of; thwart:
- To win victory over; overcome; beat
check
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defeat
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halt
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To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
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- To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
- To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
- To check the interference of (low-frequency sound waves) in a radio, phonograph, etc. by the use of a baffle
(--- Baseball) To make an illegal motion before pitching, allowing one or more base runners to advance one base.
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- (--- Baseball) To make an illegal motion before pitching, allowing one or more base runners to advance one base.
- (Obs.) To make balks in (land)
- To check or thwart by or as if by an obstacle.
To bring to nothing; frustrate
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- To bring to nothing; frustrate
- To be beyond the comprehension of; mystify:
- To make (an estate, for example) void; annul.
To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
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- To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
- To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
- (Hunting) To make (a scent, trail, etc.) confused, as by recrossing, in order to balk the pursuers
To cause to have no effect; bring to nothing; counteract; nullify
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- To cause to have no effect; bring to nothing; counteract; nullify
- To cause feelings of discouragement, annoyance, or lack of fulfillment in:
- To cause (someone) to feel the impatience, impotence, annoyance, anger, etc. commonly felt when desires or needs are not satisfied
To hinder or obstruct as with a stymie
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- To hinder or obstruct as with a stymie
- To block; impede
- To be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of; thwart or stump:
To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
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- To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
- To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
- To hinder, obstruct, frustrate, or defeat (a person, plans, etc.)
To carry or conduct across something:
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- To carry or conduct across something:
- (Sports) To propel (a ball or puck) as a cross, as in soccer.
- To make or put a line across:
(Cricket) To put (a batsman) out by striking a bail from the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his or her ground
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- (Cricket) To put (a batsman) out by striking a bail from the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his or her ground
- To travel about, making political speeches
- To go about making political speeches.
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Find another word for checkmate. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for checkmate, like: halt, thwart, counter, defeat, check, defeat, halt, baffle, balk, check and defeat.
