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noun
- A sexual partner, especially of a breeding animal.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its .
- A ship's officer, subordinate to the captain.
- A technical assistant (gasfitter's mate).
- checkmate, Checkmate.
- (context, colloquial, UK, Australian) A friend; a friendly term of address to a stranger.
- A drink prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).
Translations: - Dutch: schaakmaat (5), maat, gabber, matti, homie, swa (6)
- French: pote (2)
- German: Matt (5), Kumpel (6)
verb (mates, mating, mated)
Intransitive:
- To fit together without space between. (The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.)
- To copulate.
- To pair in order to raise offspring
Transitive:
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
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