Meaning & Definition of Mate in English
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Mate
/met/
noun
1. The officer below the master on a commercial ship
synonym:
- mate,
- first mate
2. A fellow member of a team
- "It was his first start against his former teammates"
synonym:
- teammate,
- mate
3. The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
- "He loved the mare and all her mates"
- "Camels hate leaving their mates"
synonym:
- mate
4. A person's partner in marriage
synonym:
- spouse,
- partner,
- married person,
- mate,
- better half
5. An exact duplicate
- "When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
synonym:
- match,
- mate
6. One of a pair
- "He lost the mate to his shoe"
- "One eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
synonym:
- mate,
- fellow
7. South american holly
- Leaves used in making a drink like tea
synonym:
- mate,
- Paraguay tea,
- Ilex paraguariensis
8. Informal term for a friend of the same sex
synonym:
- mate
9. South american tea-like drink made from leaves of a south american holly called mate
synonym:
- mate
10. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
synonym:
- checkmate,
- mate
verb
1. Engage in sexual intercourse
- "Birds mate in the spring"
synonym:
- copulate,
- mate,
- pair,
- couple
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"
synonym:
- match,
- mate,
- couple,
- pair,
- twin
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"
synonym:
- checkmate,
- mate
Examples of using
If you mate a horse with an ass you will get a mule.