nnoun.actthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposesSynset:conjugation coupling pairing sexual union union
Examples:- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Derivationally Related Form:conjugatepaircouplemate
Hypernyms:sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice
Inherited Hypernyms:couplingsexual activitybodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:assortative matingcrosscrossbreedingcrossingdisassortative matinghybridisationhybridizationhybridizinginbreedinginterbreedingserviceservicing
Full Hyponyms:assortative matingdihybrid crossdisassortative matinghybridizationinbreedingmonohybrid crossreciprocal crossservicingtestcross
vverb.contactengage in sexual intercourseSynset:copulate couple mate pair
Derivationally Related Form:couplingcouplematingmatecopulatorycopulationpairingpair
Hypernyms:conjoin join
Inherited Hypernyms:copulatejoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:bangbe intimatebedbonkbreedbuggercoverdeflowerdo itefffuckget it onget laidhave a go at ithave intercoursehave it awayhave it offhave sexhumpjazzknowlie withlovemake lovemake outmountnickrideroll in the hayruinscrewserveservicesleep togethersleep withsodomisesodomizetread
Full Troponyms:bed-hopbreeddeflowerfornicatenickrideservesleep togethersodomizestandswingtaketreadwenchwhore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactbring two objects, ideas, or people togetherSynset:couple match mate pair twin
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:couplingcouplepairmatchmate
Hypernyms:join
Inherited Hypernyms:matchjoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:mismatchmismate
Full Troponyms:mismatchmismate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the gameTopic:chesschess game
Synset:checkmate mate
Examples:- Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Derivationally Related Form:matecheckmate
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:checkmatebeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: checkmate)
vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl tangle
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)
vverb.changechange texture so as to become matted and felt-likeSynset:felt felt up mat mat up matt-up matte matte up
Examples:- The fabric felted up after several washes
Derivationally Related Form:feltmatmatting
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:feltchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s