nick vs mate

nick and mate both are nouns.

nick and mate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, mate is a hypernym of nick; that is, mate is a word with a broader meaning than nick:

nick: mate successfully; of livestock
mate: engage in sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of nick include copulate, couple, pair.

nick (noun)	mate (noun)
a small cut	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
(British slang) a prison	an exact duplicate
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
	a person's partner in marriage
	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

nick (verb)	mate (verb)
mate successfully; of livestock	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
divide or reset the tail muscles of	engage in sexual intercourse
cut a nick into	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
cut slightly, with a razor

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