MATE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’’s king
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an exact duplicate
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  3. 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
  4. Meaning
    • the officer below the master on a commercial ship
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. 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
  6. Meaning
    • the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a person’’s partner in marriage
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a fellow member of a team
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  9. Meaning
    • South American holly
    • leaves used in making a drink like tea
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

MATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • place an opponent’’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • bring two objects, ideas, or people together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make love
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Birds mate in the Spring
    Hypernyms(s) mate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)