what does mate mean?
MATE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’’s king
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Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
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Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
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- he loved the mare and all her mates
- camels hate leaving their mates
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a person’’s partner in marriage
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Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a fellow member of a team
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- it was his first start against his former teammates
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- South American holly
- leaves used in making a drink like tea
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Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
MATE as VERB
- Meaning
- place an opponent’’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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- Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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