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a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"

informal term for a friend of the same sex

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"

a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

copulate, of animals

South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

informal term (Australian or British) 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"

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

Same as Checkmate.

See 2d Mat.

To confuse; to confound.

To checkmate.

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

To match; to marry.

To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

Same as Checkmate.

See 2d Mat.

To confuse; to confound.

To checkmate.

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

To match; to marry.

To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

A companion or associate; an equal; the male or female of a pair of animals for breeding; a ship's officer ranking below the captain.

To match; to equal; marry; of animals, to pair.

To be coupled or united.

Paraguay tea, the dried leaves of Ilex paraguayensis and other species of Ilex, shrubs growing in Paraguay and Brazil; they contain caffeine and tannin, and are used as a substitute for tea, as a diuretic and diaphoretic, and for the relief of headache.

A companion: an equal: the male or female of animals that go in pairs: in a merchant-ship, the second in command: an assistant.

To be equal to: to match: to marry.

In chess. Same as CHECKMATE.

A companion; one of a pair; second officer of a merchant ship; checkmate.

To join, or be joined, as mates.

In chess, to checkmate.

A companion; husband; wife; match.

An officer of a merchant ship ranking below a captain.

In chess, a checkmate.

A companion; a comrade; an equal; a husband or wife; the mate or female of animals going in pairs; the officer of a ship whose duty is to assist the captain and command in his stead; an assistant.

A plant whose leaves are used in S. America as a substitute for tea.

See Checkmate.

To match; to marry; to equal; to cope with. See Match.

A companion; an associate; one who associates with one and eats at the same table, sails in the same ship, or is employed at the same place; an officer of a ship; the male or female of two animals which associate for the propagation of their species.

To match; to marry; to equal, or be equal to.

In the game of chess, the state of the king when he cannot escape, called checkmate-see under check.

The leaves of a tree used in Paraguay and S. Amer. as tea; Paraguay tea.

See Ilex Paraguensis.

Dried leaves of Ilex Paraguayensis: used like tea.

n. [Icelandic] One who customarily associates with another; a companion;— a husband or wife;— an officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain;— a subordinate officer; an assistant;— the male or female of animals which pair in breeding;— one who eats at the same table; messmate;— one who studies in the same class form; schoolmate;— The condition of the king in chess, when he cannot move or escape; checkmate.