[{"word":"checkmates","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That jerk checkmated me in four moves!"},{"definition":"(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/checkmate","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/checkmates"]}]