The Clue
Action in a chess match (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MATING
Tags
Notes
The answer MATING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
MATING as a noun:
1. (coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union) = the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
MATE as a verb:
1. (copulate, mate, pair, couple) = make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
2. (match, mate, couple, pair, twin) = bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
3. (checkmate, mate) = 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"