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    [Verb]  | "stalemate" 


    1: to bring into a stalemate


    Origin: 1765 ;

    [Noun]  | "stale*mate" | \ ˈstāl-ˌmāt \


    1: a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play

    2: a drawn contest : deadlock; also : the state of being stalemated


    Origin: 1765 ;

     Obsolete English stale stalemate (from Middle English, from Anglo-French estaler to stalemate, from estal station, position) + English {see: |mate:1|mate:1} {mat|installment:1|};

    [Noun]  | "stalemates" 


    1: a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in;


      * e.g., " ... a new negotiator finally got both sides past the stalemate "



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    2: a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other;


      * e.g., " ... after playing chess for 16 hours, we ended the game in a stalemate "



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    [Noun]  | "stalemate" 


    1: a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in;


      * e.g., " ... a new negotiator finally got both sides past the stalemate "



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    2: a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other;


      * e.g., " ... after playing chess for 16 hours, we ended the game in a stalemate "



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     [ "stalemate" ]

    1:  An event in chess where one side is not checkmated on their turn, yet cannot make any moves that would not put their king into peril. This supposedly results in a draw, making it a strategic thing to shoot for if one is hopelessly losing.

      * e.g.,  ...  It looked as if he was going to make a dominating win, but his opponent managed a clever stalemate. Better than a full out loss. 


     [ "stalemate" ]

    2:  An event that includes, but is not limited to war, games, and war games, in which neither side participating gains a major advantage or victory over the other for some time. In games, stalemates are usually not permanent, as it often forces one side to use up all their resources, finally giving way to a victory for the one that managed slightly more carefully.

      * e.g.,  ...  The Starcraft game dragged on for 2 hours, until Bob ran out of ore but Tom still had a resource base going. It was just a matter of time from there. 

     [ "stalemate" ]

    1: When your friend happens to be a slice of bread and you leave him out in the air for too long.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1:"Dude, you've got a stalemate" 

     [ "Stalemate" ]

    1:  Much like the chess reference, when two or more obese individuals are trying to make love but are unable to make the right parts connect due to their fat obstruction.

      * e.g.,  ...  Jeanne & George were having a hell of a time heavy petting, but the night took a turn for the worse when their passionate attempts to make love resulted in the ever-frustrating stalemate. 


     [ "Stalemate" ]

    2:  When a couple is having non-passionate sex and neither seem to be able to reach climax, so they agree to disengage and move on.

      * e.g.,  ...  Rich and Deb were each trying their best to will themselves to orgasm, but after 20 minutes of mindless awkward and slightly painful humping, they agreed they had reached a stalemate, turned on Seinfeld, and called it a night. 

     [ "Stalemate" ]

    1: When, during the act of defecation, one realizes that there is not sufficient time to finish due to difficulty of the dump, and therefore wipes prematurely.

      * e.g.,  ... I feel a strange pressure on my rectum because I reached a stalemate in the bathroom in order to make it to class on time. 

     [ "stalemating" ]

    1: Extremely dry sex.

      * e.g.,  ... "bro i am totally planning on stalemating Kelly" 

     [ "Stalemate" ]

    1: A mate that is desperately in need of a shower as their Bio has gotten to that stale stage where upon it wafts around with them everywhere they go and with everything they do.

      * e.g.,  ... Theo: John, you looking to jam tonight? 

     [ "Stalemate" ]

    1: When you are playing human chess *See human chess* and after a continuation of human chess moves, you both decide to stop moving and try to give the other person a chance to go though and it ends up feeling Very very akward. Also it may get you to end up playing Human chess again! And Again See Human Chess

      * e.g.,  ... Me: I hate playing Human chess!! when its at a stalemate it feels so damn akward! 

     [ "stalemate" ]

    1: To cum in a bottle, leave said cum in bottle until it grows moldy, then pull it out and pour it on the face of your lover when she least expects it. More disgusting than munging.

      * e.g.,  ... Jeff pulled a stalemate on Jenny last night, and she threw up on him. 

     [ "poop stalemate" ]

    1: When you're in a public bathroom and you and the person next to you both have to poop but both people refuse to make the first fart and initiate the pooping.

      * e.g.,  ... I had to miss class today because the poop stalemate I was in lasted 20 minutes. 

     [ "Facebook Stalemate" ]

    1: A situation whereby two people know each other quite well, but not well enough to feel comfortable to "add as friend" on Facebook. Both are unwilling to request the friendship in fear of being rejected or being thought of as weird. However, both would happily accept the other's request. Therefore both remain on the other's suggestion feed on the homepage, until one of them plucks up the courage to request.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy (sat at home on computer) : "I can't add her, I've only spoken to her twice!" Girl (on iphone) : "Should I add him? Or will he think I'm a desperate hoe?" Guy : "shit its a facebook stalemate" 

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