mate

mate1 [ meıt ] noun *

▸ 1 sexual partner

▸ 2 junior officer/worker

▸ 3 something making pair with something

▸ 4 checkmate in chess

▸ 5 friend

1. ) count AMERICAN a someone's sexual partner:

It was very humiliating to have her desirability as a mate questioned.

a ) an animal's sexual partner

2. ) count a junior officer in a navy

a ) a junior worker who works with someone who is more experienced:

a plumber's mate

3. ) count AMERICAN an object that belongs with another and forms a pair with it

4. ) count or uncount CHECKMATE in the game of CHESS

5. ) count BRITISH INFORMAL a friend:

He's over there, talking to his mates.

a ) used for talking in a friendly way to someone, especially a man:

Thanks, mate.

mate

mate 2 [ meıt ] verb *

1. ) intransitive if one animal mates with another or the two animals mate, they have sex

2. ) transitive to CHECKMATE an opponent