[{"word":"checkmate","phonetic":"/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/checkmate-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1762891","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"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":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"interjection","definitions":[{"definition":"Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) Said when one has checkmated someone (placed them in a losing situation with no escape.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["mate"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/checkmate"]}]