mate (n.)

  1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

    [ Syn: first mate ]

  2. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponents king

    [ Syn: checkmate ]

  3. a fellow member of a team; it was his first start against his former teammates

    [ Syn: teammate ]

  4. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); he loved the mare and all her mates; camels hate leaving their mates'

  5. a persons partner in marriage

    [ Syn: spouse , spouse , partner , partner , married person , married person , better half , better half ]

  6. an exact duplicate; when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook

    [ Syn: match ]

  7. one of a pair; he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown

    [ Syn: fellow ]

  8. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

    [ Syn: paraguay tea , ilex paraguariensis ]

  9. informal term for a friend of the same sex

  10. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

    mate (v.)

  1. engage in sexual intercourse; Birds mate in the Spring

    [ Syn: copulate , pair , couple ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: match , couple , pair , twin ]

  3. place an opponents king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves

    [ Syn: checkmate ]

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