noun
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The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
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(by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
verb
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To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
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That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
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(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
noun
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A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
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(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
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A friend, usually of the same sex.
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He's my best mate.
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Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
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Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
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In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
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A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
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A first mate.
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A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
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The other member of a matched pair of objects.
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I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.
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A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
verb
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To match, fit together without space between.
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The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
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To copulate.
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To pair in order to raise offspring
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To arrange in matched pairs.
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To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
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(of an animal) To copulate with.
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To marry; to match (a person).
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To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
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To fit (objects) together without space between.
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To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
verb
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To confuse; to confound.
noun
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The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
adjective
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Friendly; having a friendship (with).
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He is mates with my brother.
noun
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An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
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A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
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A cup of this drink.
Examples of mates in a Sentence
The bond between mates is strong.
If either of you summons your mates, I'll kill the other.
I wonder how there came to be two women destined to be Immortal mates in one family.
I saw how Ancients. mates work.
He'd helped build the bridge between the two who were sworn together as mates after they barely learned each other's' names.
There were two Ancient.s mates born into her family.
He also proved to have chemistry with his cast mates and appeared in many memorable bits with the likes of Chris Farley, Kevin Nealon and Julia Sweeney.
Jule obliged quickly, unwilling to keep the vamp close to his brothers' mates longer than necessary.
The bond brought mates together, but it didn't create a relationship.
If I tell you we'll be bunk mates.
How were they both Gabriel's mates?
When they'd gone, she turned to Ully and demanded, "What do the mates of Ancients do?"
Rhyn.s warm power filled her as she drew on their bond as mates, and the portal opened.
We.re destined to be Immortals. mates, and it.s been as far from a pleasant experience as I could imagine.
Katie paced her corner of the gymnasium, where she had been herded with the rest of the Immortal mates.
She didn.t know if there was a second gym where other Immortal mates were, but Kris had said Hannah would be down.
Two Immortal mates were already eating, and she looked over the food with disinterest.
Immortals only had one shot at their mates, and Andre had tried to warn him Lilith was not his intended.
His advisors and mates dressed in well-made clothing edged with silver, denoting their rank among the shouting crowd in rags.
The fore-legs of many male dyticids have the three proximal foot-segments broad and saucer-shaped, and covered with suckers, by means of which they secure a firm hold of their mates.
The Newfoundland is simply an enormous spaniel, and shows its origin by the facility with which it takes to water and the readiness with which it mates with spaniels and setters.
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Until recent years the supposed inheritance of characters acquired by a dam from one or more of her former mates was usually designated by breeders "throwing back"; by physiologists, "infection of the germ," or simply "infection."
In considering telegony it should perhaps be mentioned that some breeders not only believe the dam is liable to be "infected" by the sire, but also that the sire may acquire some of the characteristics of his mates.
But he was not entirely self-educated; at sixteen he entered the college of his native place, though his family was so poor that he could not procure the necessary books, and had to borrow them from his mates in order to copy the lessons.
Unable to quell the panic flying through her, she wasn't willing to test the waters to discover if demons were restricted from harming their mates like Immortals.
She scrubbed herself down, angry at the Immortals as a whole for tolerating a system that screwed over their mates and eliminated free will.
He's not someone who bows to others, and a blood-bond is pretty serious, considering you were already mates.
Relief was forefront in Deidre's mind and the acknowledgment she'd gotten damn lucky that the demon lord favored winning deals over killing mates.
As far as we know, Immortal mates are predetermined.
Always drama with Immortal mates.
Our family has no luck with immortal mates.
There are only so many immortal mates born into the human race, far fewer than there are immortals.
There is the theory that the mates of Ancients are predestined like those of other immortals, that if the Ancients don't find their mates during the mates' life cycle, they never will.
Does that mean your theory about mates is wrong, if they fought over one woman?
None of the Ancients have mates, though some other immortals do.
The mates of old balanced out the powers of your badass predecessors.
The Ancients and immortals could choose anyone they wanted as mates, and they chose from among the royalty, the wealthiest, and most influential.
Suddenly ravenous, she quickened her step despite her dread of meeting one of the elitist mates.
I'm among the youngest of the immortals' mates, only a hundred years old.
You'll find your mate will move around a lot, but you can still make friends wherever you go, and immortals' mates are an amazing group.
Two other Immortals lingered in the aisle of interest to her, and she browsed the small selection of feminine hygiene products, aware they only stocked a few brands for the few Immortal mates who were human.
Effie has hardly left Boston, Claire answered while Effie and Gladys continued to become soul mates of the supernatural, blabbering away in the corner.
He needed a distraction from the odd interaction with his brothers' mates and the thoughts of Jenn.
She couldn't help pitying the women who had been thrust into a bloody war when they met their Guardian mates.
His ox mates without fail; his cow calves and does not abort.
Sexual Selection - selection driven by the competition for mates, considered an adjunct to natural selection.
Best mates are often antithetical to yourself I've found.
I don't know his name, but his band mates look apologetic as he nearly falls off the stage.
He glanced round at his team mates, completely baffled.