Mate Meaning
There are 13 meaning(s) for word Mate
Meaning 1 : the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonyms : first mate
Synonyms : first mate
Meaning 3 : a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonyms : checkmate
Synonyms : checkmate
Meaning 5 : South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Synonyms : ilex paraguariensis, paraguay tea
Synonyms : ilex paraguariensis, paraguay tea
Meaning 6 : place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Example : Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Synonyms : checkmate
Example : Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Synonyms : checkmate
Meaning 7 : a fellow member of a team
Example : it was his first start against his former teammates
Synonyms : teammate
Example : it was his first start against his former teammates
Synonyms : teammate
Meaning 8 : engage in sexual intercourse
Example : Birds mate in the Spring
Synonyms : copulate, couple, pair
Example : Birds mate in the Spring
Synonyms : copulate, couple, pair
Meaning 11 : informal term for a friend of the same sex
Meaning 12 : South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Meaning 13 : the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Example : he loved the mare and all her mates,camels hate leaving their mates
Example : he loved the mare and all her mates,camels hate leaving their mates