Meaning of mate
Definition of mate
(noun)
the
officer
below
the
master
on a
commercial
ship
a
fellow
member
of a team; "it was his
first
start
against his
former
teammates"
the
partner
of an
animal
(especially a
sexual
partner); "he
loved
the
mare
and all her mates"; "camels
hate
leaving
their mates"
a person's
partner
in
marriage
an
exact
duplicate; "when a
match
is
found
an
entry
is
made
in the notebook"
one of a pair; "he
lost
the
mate
to his shoe"; "one eye was
blue
but its fellow was brown"
South American holly; leaves
used
in
making
a
drink
like
tea
informal
term
for a
friend
of the
same
sex
South American tea-like
drink
made
from leaves of a South American
holly
called
mate
a
chess
move
constituting an
inescapable
and
indefensible
attack
on the opponent's
king
(verb)
engage
in
sexual
intercourse; "Birds
mate
in the Spring"
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"
place
an opponent's
king
under
an
attack
from which it cannot
escape
and
thus
ending
the game; "Kasparov checkmated his
opponent
after
only
a few moves"
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