• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent''s king
• an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
• South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called Mate
• the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• informal term for a friend of the same sex
• the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her Mates"; "camels hate leaving their Mates"
• a person''s partner in marriage
• a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teamMates"
• South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
• 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"
• 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"
• make love; "Birds Mate in the Spring"

'Mate' in other languages