What is the difference between threaten and checkmate?
threaten | checkmate |
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=2 To menace, or be dangerous.
To portend, or give a warning of.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
(chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
As verbs the difference between threaten and checkmate
is that threaten is to make a threat against someone; to use threats while checkmate is (chess) to put the king of an opponent into checkmate.As a interjection checkmate is
(chess) word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.As a noun checkmate is
the conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.threaten
English
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.}}
- He threatened me with a knife.
- The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
- The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . Seecheckmate
English
Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* (chess)Noun
(wikipedia checkmate) (en noun)Verb
(checkmat)- That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
References
*Daily Times article on the etymology of the word