mate

Meanings

• the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• a fellow member of a team
  • "it was his first start against his former teammates"
• the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
  • "he loved the mare and all her mates"
  • "camels hate leaving their mates"
• a person's partner in marriage
• an exact duplicate
• one of a pair
  • "he lost the mate to his shoe"
• South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
• informal term for a friend of the same sex
• South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
• engage in sexual intercourse
  • "Birds mate in the Spring"
• bring two objects, ideas, or people together
• 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

better half, checkmate, copulate, couple, fellow, first mate, Ilex paraguariensis, married person, match, pair, Paraguay tea, partner, spouse, teammate, twin