Definition: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Definition: an exact duplicate
Usage: when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Main entry: mate
Definition: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Main entry: mate, first mate
Definition: the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Main entry: mate
Definition: informal term for a friend of the same sex
Main entry: mate
Definition: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Usage: he loved the mare and all her mates; camels hate leaving their mates
Main entry: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Definition: a person's partner in marriage
Definition: a fellow member of a team
Usage: it was his first start against his former teammates
Main entry: Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea, mate
Definition: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Definition: one of a pair
Usage: he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Definition: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Usage: Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Main entry: couple, twin, pair, match, mate
Definition: bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Usage: 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
Main entry: copulate, couple, pair, mate
Definition: engage in sexual intercourse
Usage: Birds mate in the Spring