хода

move, course, progress

x ɐ d a → ход

ход move, turn (in a game) + а masculine singular genitive

noun · masculine singular · genitive Rare #28,970

move

RU: После хода коня игра стала намного интереснее.

EN: After the knight’s move, the game became much more interesting.

course, progress

RU: Никто не может изменить быстрого хода времени.

EN: No one can change the swift course of time.

Declension of ход

There’s nowhere to go from here.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

The task is to checkmate in three moves.

I don't understand that line of reasoning.

They won’t let this go anywhere.

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