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mate mate definition

mate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mate 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  mate 
 
  Sense  1 
  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
  =>  nick 
  =>  love,  make  out  make  love,  sleep  with  get  laid,  have  sex,  know  do  it  be  intimate,  have  intercourse,  have  it  away  have  it  off  screw,  fuck,  jazz,  eff,  hump,  lie  with  bed,  have  a  go  at  it  bang,  get  it  on  bonk 
  =>  tread 
  =>  serve,  service 
  =>  deflower 
  =>  ride,  mount 
  =>  breed,  cover 
  =>  sodomize,  sodomise,  bugger 
  =>  sodomize,  sodomise 
 
  Sense  2 
  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin 
  =>  mismate 
  =>  mismatch 
 
  Sense  3 
  mate 
  =>  backcross 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mate 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  mate 
 
  Sense  1 
  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
  =>  nick 
  =>  love,  make  out  make  love,  sleep  with  get  laid,  have  sex,  know  do  it  be  intimate,  have  intercourse,  have  it  away  have  it  off  screw,  fuck,  jazz,  eff,  hump,  lie  with  bed,  have  a  go  at  it  bang,  get  it  on  bonk 
  =>  take  have 
  =>  fornicate 
  =>  whore 
  =>  wench 
  =>  tread 
  =>  serve,  service 
  =>  stand 
  =>  deflower 
  =>  ride,  mount 
  =>  breed,  cover 
  =>  sodomize,  sodomise,  bugger 
  =>  sodomize,  sodomise 
 
  Sense  2 
  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin 
  =>  mismate 
  =>  mismatch 
 
  Sense  3 
  mate 
  =>  backcross 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mate 
 
  4  senses  of  mate 
 
  Sense  1 
  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
  =>  join  conjoin 
 
  Sense  2 
  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin 
  =>  join  bring  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  mate 
  =>  breed 
 
  Sense  4 
  checkmate,  mate 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mate 
 
  mate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mate 
 
  Sense  1 
  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
  =>  join  conjoin 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin 
  =>  join  bring  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  mate 
  =>  breed 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  checkmate,  mate 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  mate 
  ammonium  carbamate 
  antepenultimate 
  bichromate 
  bunkmate 
  campmate 
  carbamate 
  checkmate 
  chromate 
  classmate 
  climate 
  corrosive  sublimate 
  dichromate 
  diplomate 
  estimate 
  first  mate 
  flatmate 
  glutamate 
  guesstimate 
  guestimate 
  hamate 
  helpmate 
  illegitimate 
  inmate 
  intimate 
  lead  chromate 
  mate 
  matelote 
  mater 
  mater  turrita 
  materia  medica 
  material 
  material  body 
  material  breach 
  material  possession 
  material  resource 
  material  witness 
  materialisation 
  materialism 
  materialist 
  materiality 
  materialization 
  materials  handling 
  materiel 
  maternal-infant  bonding 
  maternal  language 
  maternal  quality 
  maternity 
  mates 
  meclofenamate 
  meprobamate 
  messmate 
  miltomate 
  monosodium  glutamate 
  overestimate 
  penultimate 
  playmate 
  potassium  dichromate 
  primate 
  roommate 
  running  mate 
  schoolmate 
  shipmate 
  sodium  bichromate 
  sodium  dichromate 
  soul  mate 
  sparring  mate 
  stablemate 
  stalemate 
  sublimate 
  tablemate 
  teammate 
  underestimate 
  workmate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mate 
 
  The  noun  mate  has  9  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  mate,  first  mate  --  (the  officer  below  the  master  on  a  commercial  ship) 
  2.  (2)  teammate,  mate  --  (a  fellow  member  of  a  team;  "it  was  his  first  start  against  his  former  teammates") 
  3.  (2)  mate  --  (the  partner  of  an  animal  (especially  a  sexual  partner);  "he  loved  the  mare  and  all  her  mates";  "camels  hate  leaving  their  mates") 
  4.  (1)  spouse,  partner,  married  person,  mate,  better  half  --  (a  person's  partner  in  marriage) 
  5.  (1)  match,  mate  --  (an  exact  duplicate;  "when  a  match  is  found  an  entry  is  made  in  the  notebook") 
  6.  mate,  Paraguay  tea,  Ilex  paraguariensis  --  (South  American  holly;  leaves  used  in  making  a  drink  like  tea) 
  7.  mate  --  (informal  term  (Australian  or  British)  for  a  friend  of  the  same  sex) 
  8.  mate  --  (South  American  tea-like  drink  made  from  leaves  of  a  South  American  holly  called  mate) 
  9.  checkmate,  mate  --  (a  chess  move  constituting  an  inescapable  and  indefensible  attack  on  the  opponent's  king) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mate 
 
  The  verb  mate  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple  --  (make  love;  "Birds  mate  in  the  Spring") 
  2.  (1)  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin  --  (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") 
  3.  mate  --  (copulate,  of  animals) 
  4.  checkmate,  mate  --  (place  an  opponent's  king  under  an  attack  from  which  it  cannot  escape  and  thus  ending  the  game;  in  a  game  of  chess;  "Kasparov  checkmated  his  opponent  after  only  a  few  moves") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  mate 
  amalgamate 
  animate 
  antepenultimate 
  approximate 
  comate 
  consummate 
  exanimate 
  illegitimate 
  inanimate 
  intimate 
  legitimate 
  mated 
  mateless 
  material 
  materialistic 
  maternal 
  maternalistic 
  matey 
  palmate 
  penultimate 
  plumate 
  proximate 
  ramate 
  sublimate 
  ultimate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mate 
 
  The  noun  mate  has  9  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  mate,  first  mate  --  (the  officer  below  the  master  on  a  commercial  ship) 
  2.  (2)  teammate,  mate  --  (a  fellow  member  of  a  team;  "it  was  his  first  start  against  his  former  teammates") 
  3.  (2)  mate  --  (the  partner  of  an  animal  (especially  a  sexual  partner);  "he  loved  the  mare  and  all  her  mates";  "camels  hate  leaving  their  mates") 
  4.  (1)  spouse,  partner,  married  person,  mate,  better  half  --  (a  person's  partner  in  marriage) 
  5.  (1)  match,  mate  --  (an  exact  duplicate;  "when  a  match  is  found  an  entry  is  made  in  the  notebook") 
  6.  mate,  Paraguay  tea,  Ilex  paraguariensis  --  (South  American  holly;  leaves  used  in  making  a  drink  like  tea) 
  7.  mate  --  (informal  term  (Australian  or  British)  for  a  friend  of  the  same  sex) 
  8.  mate  --  (South  American  tea-like  drink  made  from  leaves  of  a  South  American  holly  called  mate) 
  9.  checkmate,  mate  --  (a  chess  move  constituting  an  inescapable  and  indefensible  attack  on  the  opponent's  king) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mate 
 
  The  verb  mate  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple  --  (make  love;  "Birds  mate  in  the  Spring") 
  2.  (1)  match,  mate,  couple,  pair,  twin  --  (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") 
  3.  mate  --  (copulate,  of  animals) 
  4.  checkmate,  mate  --  (place  an  opponent's  king  under  an  attack  from  which  it  cannot  escape  and  thus  ending  the  game;  in  a  game  of  chess;  "Kasparov  checkmated  his  opponent  after  only  a  few  moves") 



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