Answer:

mated

Answer	Crossword Clue
MATED	Sorted the socks
MATED	Whipped at chess
MATED	Got hitched

MATED	Beaten in chess
MATED	Won with QxN, e.g.
MATED	Partnered
MATED	Victimized with one's endgame, say
MATED	Beaten on a board
MATED	Checked from all sides
MATED	Checked for the last time?
MATED	Checked thoroughly?

MATED	Like pairs of socks
MATED	Unable to escape, in a way
MATED	Paired
MATED	Whipped, la Kasparov
MATED	Paired up
MATED	Attempted another generation
MATED	Matched up
MATED	Trapped one's king

MATED	Won at chess
MATED	Bred
MATED	Defeated at chess
MATED	Unable to avoid the check?
MATED	Beaten in chess, briefly
MATED	Wed
MATED	Paired (off)
MATED	Beat at chess

MATED	Beat, in chess
MATED	Defeated, la Kasparov
MATED	Formed a pair
MATED	Won a chess match
MATED	Paired, as socks
MATED	Won, in chess
MATED	Beaten at chess
MATED	Defeated in chess

MATED	In pairs
MATED	Beaten, in a way
MATED	Checked out?
MATED	Matched.
MATED	Paired off.