Definitions for mating
Overview of noun mating
The noun mating has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
(the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring")
Overview of verb mate
The verb mate has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) copulate, mate, pair, couple
(engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")
2. (1) match, mate, couple, pair, twin
(bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project")
3. checkmate, mate
(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")
