mates
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Definitions ofmates
- The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
Example: "That jerk checkmated me in four moves!"
- (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
- A friend, usually of the same sex.
Example: "He's my best mate."
- Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
Example: "Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?"
- In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- A first mate.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
Example: "I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate."
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- To match, fit together without space between.
Example: "The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly."
- To copulate.
- To pair in order to raise offspring
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (of an animal) To copulate with.
- To marry; to match (a person).
- To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- To confuse; to confound.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
- Friendly; having a friendship (with).
Example: "He is mates with my brother."
- An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
- A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
- A cup of this drink.
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