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Noun stalemate has 2 senses

deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
--₁ is a kind of situation
stalemate - drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
--₂ is a kind of draw, standoff, tie

Derived form: verb stalemate₁

Verb stalemate has 1 sense

stalemate - subject to a stalemate
--₁ is one way to move, go

Derived form: noun stalemate₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody