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      mate
      noun
      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.
      (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
      (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
      (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
      (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
      (nautical) 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.
      A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
      The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
      A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
      Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). [(countable) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.]
      (chess) Clipping of checkmate. [(chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.]
      verb
      (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
      (intransitive) To copulate.
      (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
      (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
      (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
      (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
      (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
      (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
      (intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
      (transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
      (chess) Clipping of checkmate. [(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.]
      (transitive, obsolete) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
      (obsolete) To confuse; to confound.
      Synonyms for mate
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