Definitions For Mate

noun

• A pair of people who live together
• A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
• An exact duplicate
• South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
• The officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Informal term for a friend of the same sex
• The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
• A person's partner in marriage
• A fellow member of a team
• South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
• One of a pair

verb

• Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
• Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
• Engage in sexual intercourse