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MATE

Definition:

[noun] the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonyms: first
[noun] a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"
Synonyms: team
[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: spouse, partner, married person, better half
[noun] an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
Synonyms: match
[noun] South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
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: check
[verb] make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
Synonyms: copulate, pair, couple
[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: match, couple, pair, twin
[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: check