screw vs mate

screw and mate both are nouns.

screw and mate both are verbs.

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

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

screw: have sexual intercourse with
mate: engage in sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of screw include copulate, couple, pair.

screw (noun)	mate (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head	an exact duplicate
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole	a person's partner in marriage
someone who guards prisoners	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

screw (verb)	mate (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions	engage in sexual intercourse
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with

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