a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
complete victory
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization"
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"