mate - Meaning in Tamil

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mate - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of mate in English

mate noun

1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

   Synonyms

   checkmate

2. an exact duplicate

   Synonyms

   match

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   Example

   • "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
3. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
4. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

   Synonyms

   first mate

5. informal term for a friend of the same sex
6. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

   Examples

   • "camels hate leaving their mates"
   • "he loved the mare and all her mates"
7. a person's partner in marriage

   Synonyms

   better half, married person, partner, spouse

8. a fellow member of a team

   Synonyms

   teammate

   Example

   • "it was his first start against his former teammates"
9. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

   Synonyms

   Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea

10. one of a pair

    Synonyms

    fellow, fellow

    Examples

    • "he lost the mate to his shoe"
    • "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

mate verb

1. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

   Synonyms

   checkmate

   Example

   • "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together

   Synonyms

   couple, match, pair, twin, twin

   Examples

   • "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"
   • "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
   • "This fact is coupled to the other one"
3. engage in sexual intercourse

   Synonyms

   copulate, couple, pair

   Example

   • "Birds mate in the Spring"

Synonyms of mate

• checkmate
• match
• first mate
• better half, married person, partner, spouse
• teammate
• ilex paraguariensis, paraguay tea
• fellow
• checkmate
• couple, match, pair, twin
• copulate, couple, pair

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