[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
