[ noun ]
■ a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
→
checkmate
[ noun ]
■ an exact duplicate
→
match
[ noun ]
■ South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
[ noun ]
■ the officer below the master on a commercial ship
→
first mate
[ noun ]
■ informal term for a friend of the same sex
[ noun ]
■ the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
e.g.)
・he loved the mare and all her mates
・camels hate leaving their mates
[ noun ]
■ a person's partner in marriage
→
better half
,
married person
,
partner
,
spouse
[ noun ]
■ a fellow member of a team
e.g.)
・it was his first start against his former teammates
→
teammate
[ noun ]
■ South American holly
■ leaves used in making a drink like tea
→
ilex paraguariensis
,
paraguay tea
[ noun ]
■ one of a pair
e.g.)
・he lost the mate to his shoe
→
fellow
[ verb ]
■ place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
e.g.)
・Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
→
checkmate
[ verb ]
■ bring two objects, ideas, or people together
→
couple
,
match
,
pair
,
twin
[ verb ]
■ engage in sexual intercourse
e.g.)
・Birds mate in the Spring
→
copulate
,
couple
,
pair
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