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verb(mate)checkmate
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noun(mate)checkmate
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noun(mate)associate, companion
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noun(mate)an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper
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noun(mate)friend, buddy —often used as a familiar form of address
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verb(mate)equal, match
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verb(mate)to join or fit together : couple
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verb(mate)to join together as mates
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noun(mate)a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America
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noun(mate)a South American shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté; also : these leaves and shoots
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noun(mate)a navy petty officer specializing in meteorology
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noun(mate)one who is of about the same age as another
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noun(mate)companion
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noun(mate)a horse entered in a race to set the pace for a horse of the same owner or stable
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noun(mate)a candidate running for a subordinate place on a ticket; especially : the candidate for vice president
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noun(mate)a person who is perfectly suited to another in temperament
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noun(mate)a person who strongly resembles another in attitudes or beliefs
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noun(mate)maté