checkmate vs shipwreck

checkmate

noun
  • Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. 

  • The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 

verb
  • To place in a losing situation that has no escape. 

  • To put the king of an opponent into checkmate. 

intj
  • Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. 

  • Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. 

shipwreck

noun
  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

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