tread vs mate

tread and mate both are nouns.

tread and mate both are verbs.

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

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

tread: mate with (used of male birds)
mate: engage in sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of tread include copulate, couple, pair.

tread (noun)	mate (noun)
a step in walking or running	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step	an exact duplicate
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire	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

tread (verb)	mate (verb)
crush as if by treading on	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center	engage in sexual intercourse
mate with (used of male birds)	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
put down or press the foot, place the foot
apply (the tread) to a tire

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