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mate Definition

(n) the officer below the master on a commercial ship
(n) a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"
(n) the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
(n) a person''s partner in marriage
(n) an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
(n) South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
(n) informal term for a friend of the same sex
(n) South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
(n) a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent''s king
(v) make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(v) 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"
(v) 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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