WordCmp.com

mate vs crush

crush vs mate

mate and crush both are nouns.

mate and crush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mate Yes No Yes No
crush Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crush is a hypernym of mate; that is, crush is a word with a broader meaning than mate:
  • mate: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
  • crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of mate include beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish.
mate (noun) crush (noun)
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king the act of crushing
an exact duplicate temporary love of an adolescent
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate a dense crowd of people
a person's partner in marriage leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
informal term for a friend of the same sex
a fellow member of a team
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
one of a pair
mate (verb) crush (verb)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game break into small pieces
engage in sexual intercourse become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
bring two objects, ideas, or people together come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
make ineffective
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Difference between mate and crush

Words related to "mate"

Words related to "crush"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.