1. имя существительное 1) пат (в шахматах) 2) патовая ситуация, безвыходное положение, тупик Синоним(ы): deadlock 2. глагол 1) делать пат (в шахматах) 2) ставить в безвыходное положение, загонять в угол
I. noun Etymology: obsolete English stale stalemate (from Middle English, from Anglo-French estaler to stalemate, from estal station, position) + English 1mate — more at installment 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 II. transitive verb to bring into a stalemate