(a) Chess To checkmate (the king), defeat (an opponent) by checkmating his king; also fig.; maten cheker [see cheker 1. (c)]; (b) to overcome (sb.), overpower, defeat; make (sb. or sth.) powerless……
(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift……
