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mate
noun(mate)
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonyms: first mate,
mate
noun(mate)
a person's partner in marriage
Synonyms: better half, married person, partner, spouse,
mate
noun(mate)
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonyms: checkmate,
mate
noun(mate)
one of a pair
Synonyms: fellow,
Examples:
He lost the mate to his shoe.
mate
noun(mate)
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Synonyms: ilex paraguariensis, paraguay tea,
mate
verb(mate)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Synonyms: checkmate,
Examples:
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves.
mate
noun(mate)
a fellow member of a team
Synonyms: teammate,
Examples:
It was his first start against his former teammates.
mate
verb(mate)
engage in sexual intercourse
Synonyms: copulate, couple, pair,
Examples:
Birds mate in the Spring.
mate
verb(mate)
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Synonyms: couple, match, pair, twin,
mate
noun(mate)
an exact duplicate
Synonyms: match,
mate
noun(mate)
informal term for a friend of the same sex
mate
noun(mate)
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
mate
noun(mate)
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Examples:
He loved the mare and all her mates.
Camels hate leaving their mates.

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