MATE
/meɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7
Definition
- verb engage in sexual intercourse.
— synonyms: copulate, pair, couple
- verb bring two objects, ideas, or people together.
— synonyms: match, couple, pair, twin
- verb place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.
— synonyms: checkmate
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship.
— synonyms: first_mate
- noun a fellow member of a team.
— synonyms: teammate
- noun the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner).
- noun a person's partner in marriage.
— synonyms: spouse, partner, married_person, better_half
- noun an exact duplicate.
— synonyms: match
- noun one of a pair.
— synonyms: fellow
- noun South American holly.
— synonyms: Paraguay_tea, Ilex_paraguariensis
- noun informal term for a friend of the same sex.
- noun South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate.
- noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.
— synonyms: checkmate
Examples
- “He's my best mate.”
- “Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?”
- “I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.”
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