noun
a pair of people who live together
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- a married couple from Chicago
verb
engage in sexual intercourse
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- Birds mate in the Spring
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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- 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
verb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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- Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
verb
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
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- The child entangled the cord
verb
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
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- The fabric felted up after several washes