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List of meaning for mate

each of a pair of items

mate, first mate(noun)

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

teammate, mate(noun)

a fellow member of a team

"it was his first start against his former teammates"

mate(noun)

the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

"he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"

spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half(noun)

a person's partner in marriage

match, mate(noun)

an exact duplicate

"when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

mate, fellow(noun)

one of a pair

"he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

mate, Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis(noun)

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

mate(noun)

informal term for a friend of the same sex

mate(noun)

South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

checkmate, mate(verb)

a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

copulate, mate, pair, couple(verb)

engage in sexual intercourse

"Birds mate in the Spring"

match, mate, couple, pair, twin(verb)

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"

checkmate, mate(verb)

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"

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities

have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?

a person frequently seen in the company of another

that lout and his mates are known troublemakers in the neighborhood

a person who helps a more skilled person

a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room

the person to whom another is married

they vowed to each other that they would remain mates for life

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

spent the weekend in London with some of his mates from Oxford

to engage in sexual intercourse

cats conceive almost every time they mate

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