shell vs mate

shell and mate both are nouns.

shell and mate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, mate is a hyponym of shell; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shell:

shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
mate: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Other hyponyms of shell include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

shell (noun)	mate (noun)
the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles	an exact duplicate
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	a person's partner in marriage
the housing or outer covering of something	the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
a very light narrow racing boat	the officer below the master on a commercial ship
a rigid covering that envelops an object	informal term for a friend of the same sex
the exterior covering of a bird's egg	a fellow member of a team
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts	South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals	one of a pair

shell (verb)	mate (verb)
remove from its shell or outer covering	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
remove the husks from	engage in sexual intercourse
use explosives on	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
hit the pitches of hard and regularly
look for and collect shells by the seashore
fall out of the pod or husk
create by using explosives

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