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Mate

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Definitions for Mate

noun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonyms
first mate
noun
a fellow member of a team
Synonyms
teammate
Examples
  1. it was his first start against his former teammates
noun
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Examples
  1. he loved the mare and all her mates
  2. camels hate leaving their mates
noun
a person's partner in marriage
Synonyms
spouse partner married person better half
noun
an exact duplicate
Synonyms
match
Examples
  1. when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
noun
one of a pair
Synonyms
fellow
Examples
  1. he lost the mate to his shoe
  2. one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
noun
South American holly
Synonyms
Paraguay tea Ilex paraguariensis
Examples
  1. leaves used in making a drink like tea
noun
informal term for a friend of the same sex
noun
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
noun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonyms
checkmate
verb
engage in sexual intercourse
Synonyms
copulate pair couple
Examples
  1. Birds mate in the Spring
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Synonyms
match couple pair twin
Examples
  1. This fact is coupled to the other one
  2. Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
  3. The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
verb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Synonyms
checkmate
Examples
  1. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves

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