VERB: "to [threaten] (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to [threaten] (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
2. a person’s partner in marriage
(verb)
1. place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
2. engage in sexual intercourse

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THREATEN (verb)
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
2. to be a menacing indication of something
IMPOSSIBLE (adjective)
1. totally unlikely
2. (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable
IMPOSSIBLE (noun)
1. something that cannot be done

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