MATE

(noun) a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
synonyms : checkmate
(noun) an exact duplicate
"when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
synonyms : match
(noun) South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
(noun) the officer below the master on a commercial ship
synonyms : first mate
(noun) informal term for a friend of the same sex
(noun) the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
"he loved the mare and all her mates", "camels hate leaving their mates"
(noun) a person's partner in marriage
synonyms : better half , married person , partner , spouse
(noun) a fellow member of a team
"it was his first start against his former teammates"
synonyms : teammate
(noun) South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
synonyms : ilex paraguariensis , paraguay tea
(noun) one of a pair
"he lost the mate to his shoe", "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
synonyms : fellow
(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"
synonyms : checkmate
(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"
synonyms : couple , match , pair , twin
(verb) engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
synonyms : copulate , couple , pair

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