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Mate

Senseid|en|drink}} {{alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).

Met

Past tense and past participle of meet1.

Mate

The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

Met

To dream; to occur (to one) in a dream.

Mate

(intransitive) To copulate.
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Mate

(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

Mate

(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

Mate

One of a matched pair
The mate to this glove.

Mate

A spouse or romantic partner.

Mate

Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

Mate

Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.

Mate

Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.

Mate

A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.

Mate

Chiefly British A good friend or companion.

Mate

A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination
Advertised for a new flatmate.

Mate

A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.

Mate

A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.

Mate

A checkmate.

Mate

An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.

Mate

A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant.Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.

Mate

An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.

Mate

To join closely or combine
An engine that is mated to a four-speed transmission.

Mate

To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

Mate

To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.

Mate

To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

Mate

To be paired for reproducing; breed.

Mate

To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.

Mate

To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

Mate

A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

Mate

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

Mate

A friend, usually of the same sex.
I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
He's my best mate.

Mate

Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?

Mate

(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

Mate

(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

Mate

(nautical) A first mate.

Mate

A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.

Mate

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 mate.

Mate

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

Mate

(chess) checkmate

Mate

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.

Mate

(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.

Mate

To copulate with.

Mate

(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).

Mate

To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

Mate

(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.

Mate

(intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.

Mate

To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

Mate

(chess) checkmate

Mate

(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.

Mate

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

Mate

Same as Checkmate.

Mate

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.

Mate

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.

Mate

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Ye knew me once no mateFor you; there sitting where you durst not soar.

Mate

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

Mate

See 2d Mat.

Mate

To confuse; to confound.

Mate

To checkmate.

Mate

To match; to marry.
If she be mated with an equal husband.

Mate

To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.
I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.

Mate

To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.

Mate

To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.

Mate

To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

Mate

The officer below the master on a commercial ship

Mate

A fellow member of a team;
It was his first start against his former teammates

Mate

The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);
He loved the mare and all her mates
Camels hate leaving their mates

Mate

A person's partner in marriage

Mate

An exact duplicate;
When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook

Mate

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

Mate

Informal term for a friend of the same sex

Mate

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

Mate

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

Mate

Make love;
Birds mate in the Spring

Mate

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

Mate

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

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