crush vs checkmate

checkmate vs crush

crush and checkmate both are nouns.

crush and checkmate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
checkmate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, checkmate is a hyponym of crush; that is, checkmate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
checkmate: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	checkmate (noun)
the act of crushing	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
temporary love of an adolescent	complete victory
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush (verb)	checkmate (verb)
break into small pieces	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
make ineffective
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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