mate
n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: {first
mate}]
2: a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against
his former teammates" [syn: {teammate}]
3: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he
loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving
their mates"
4: a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner}, {married
person}, {consort}]
5: an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made
in the notebook" [syn: {match}]
6: South American holly; leaves used in making a tealike drink
[syn: {Paraguay tea}, {Ilex paraguariensis}]
7: informal term (Australian or British) for a friend of the
same sex
8: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South
American holly called mate
v 1: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: {copulate}, {pair},
{couple}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one" [syn: {match}, {couple}, {pair},
{twin}]
3: copulate, of animals