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mate

noun
  1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
    checkmate
  2. an exact duplicate
    match
  3. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
  4. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
    first mate
  5. informal term for a friend of the same sex
  6. the partner of an animal, especially a sexual partner
    “The horse's mate was a thoroughbred champion.”
  7. a person's partner in marriage
    partnerspousemarried personbetter half
  8. a fellow member of a team
    “It was my first start against my former teammates.”
  9. South American holly
  10. one of a pair
    “They lost the mate to their shoe.”
    fellow
verb
  1. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
    “The grandmaster checkmated their opponent after only a few moves.”
    checkmate
  2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
    twinmatchcouplepair
  3. engage in sexual intercourse
    “Birds mate in the Spring”
    couplepaircopulate