mate vs drink

mate and drink both are nouns.

mate and drink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No
drink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drink is a hypernym of mate; that is, drink is a word with a broader meaning than mate:

mate: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
drink: any liquid suitable for drinking

Other hypernyms of mate include beverage, drinkable, potable.

mate (noun)	drink (noun)
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king	the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
an exact duplicate	the act of swallowing
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate	any liquid suitable for drinking
a person's partner in marriage	a single serving of a beverage
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)	any large deep body of water
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)	drink (verb)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game	be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
engage in sexual intercourse	take in liquids
bring two objects, ideas, or people together	consume alcohol
	drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
	propose a toast to

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