mate

Noun

• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

• South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

• informal term for a friend of the same sex

• South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

• one of a pair
  • he lost the mate to his shoe
    
  • one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
    

• an exact duplicate
  • when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
    

• a person's partner in marriage

• the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
  • he loved the mare and all her mates
    
  • camels hate leaving their mates
    

• a fellow member of a team
  • it was his first start against his former teammates
    

• the officer below the master on a commercial ship

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
    

• 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
    

• engage in sexual intercourse
  • Birds mate in the Spring
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  checkmate , Paraguay tea , Ilex paraguariensis , fellow , match , spouse , partner , married person , better half , teammate , first mate , couple , pair , twin , copulate