Meaning & Definition of Mate in English

1. The officer below the master on a commercial ship

2. A fellow member of a team

• "It was his first start against his former teammates"

3. The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

• "He loved the mare and all her mates"

• "Camels hate leaving their mates"

4. A person's partner in marriage

5. An exact duplicate

• "When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

6. One of a pair

• "He lost the mate to his shoe"

• "One eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

7. South american holly

• Leaves used in making a drink like tea

8. Informal term for a friend of the same sex

9. South american tea-like drink made from leaves of a south american holly called mate

10. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

1. Engage in sexual intercourse

• "Birds mate in the spring"

2. 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"

3. 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"