Mate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a partner in marriage; spouse.
  2. one member of a pair of mated animals.
  3. one of a pair: I can't find the mate to this glove.
  4. a counterpart.
  5. an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner (often used in combination): classmate; roommate.
  6. friend; buddy; pal (often used as an informal term of address): Let me give you a hand with that, mate.
  7. Nautical.
    • first mate.
    • any of a number of officers of varying degrees of rank subordinate to the master of a merchant ship.
    • an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship.
  8. an aide or helper, as to an artisan; factotum.
  9. a gear, rack, or worm engaging with another gear or worm.
  10. an equal in reputation; peer; match.
verb (used with object), mat·ed, mat·ing.
  1. to join as a mate or as mates.
  2. to bring (animals) together for breeding purposes.
  3. to match or marry.
  4. to join, fit, or associate suitably: to mate thought with daring action.
  5. to connect or link: a telephone system mated to a computerized information service.
  6. to treat as comparable.
verb (used without object), mat·ed, mat·ing.
  1. to associate as a mate or as mates.
  2. (of animals) to copulate.
  3. (of animals) to pair for the purpose of breeding.
  4. to marry.
  5. (of a gear, rack, or worm) to engage with another gear or worm; mesh.
  6. to consort; keep company.
noun, verb (used with object), interjection mat·ed, mat·ing,
  1. checkmate (defs. 1, 3, 5).
noun
  1. a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
  2. a South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, that is the source of this beverage.
  3. the dried leaves of this tree.
abbreviation
  1. Materials Engineer.
noun
  1. the sexual partner of an animal
  2. a marriage partner
    • a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address
    • an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc
  4. one of a pair of matching items
  5. nautical
    • short for first mate
    • any officer below the master on a commercial ship
    • a warrant officer's assistant on a ship
  6. (in some trades) an assistant
  7. a suitable associate
  8. the reduced rate charged for work done for a friend
verb
  1. to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction
  2. to marry or join in marriage
  3. to join as a pair; match
noun, verb
  1. chess See checkmate
noun
  1. an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae
  2. a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree
Mate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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