mate (
http://definr.com/mate)
n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: {first
mate}]
2: a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against
his former teammates" [syn:
teammate]
3: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he
loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving
their mates"
4: a person's partner in marriage [syn:
spouse,
partner, {married
person},
better half]
5: an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made
in the notebook" [syn:
match]
6: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
[syn:
Paraguay tea,
Ilex paraguariensis]
7: informal term (Australian or British) for a friend of the
same sex
8: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South
American holly called mate
9: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible
attack on the opponent's king [syn:
checkmate]
v 1: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn:
copulate,
pair,
couple]
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" [syn:
match,
couple,
pair,
twin]
3: copulate, of animals
4: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it
cannot escape and thus ending the game; in a game of
chess; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few
moves" [syn:
checkmate]