n. | 1. | 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. |
| 1. | (Chess) Same as Checkmate. |
a. | 1. | See 2d Mat. |
v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To confuse; to confound. |
| 2. | To checkmate. |
n. | 1. | One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object. |
| 2. | Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young. |
| 3. | A suitable companion; a match; an equal. |
| 4. | (Naut.) 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. |
v. t. | 1. | To match; to marry. |
| 2. | To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. |
| 3. | To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd. |
| 4. | To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches. |
v. i. | 1. | 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. |