Checkers

chek'irz, n.pl. a game played by two ermons on a checkered board also called Sir aughts. Checkmate, chek’m , «. in che , a check given to the adversary’s king when in a position m which can neither be protected nor moved out of check, so that the game is finished a complete check defeat overthrow. v.t. in che , to make a movement which ends the game to defeat. [Fr. fchcc et mat Ger schachnuitt— Pers. shdh mat, the king is dead.] Cheek, ch£k, n. the side of the face below the eye. A.S. ceace, the check, jaw.]