mate

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mate
meɪt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the sexual partner of a bird or other animal.
    E.g. a male bird sings to court a mate
  • a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing.
    E.g. his table-mates
  • a friend or companion.
    E.g. my best mate Steve
  • an assistant or deputy in certain trades.
    E.g. a plumber's mate
verb
  • (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate.
    E.g. successful males may mate with many females
  • connect or be connected mechanically.
    E.g. the four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox
noun
  • short for checkmate (noun).
verb
  • short for checkmate (verb).
maté
ˈmateɪ Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a bitter infusion of the leaves of a South American shrub, which is high in caffeine.
    E.g. maté has an agreeable slightly aromatic odor
  • the South American shrub of the holly family which produces maté leaves.

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