mate

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