trounce vs mate

mate vs trounce

trounce is not a noun while mate is a noun.

trounce and mate both are verbs.

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

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

trounce: 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 trounce 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.

trounce (noun)	mate (noun)
	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
	an exact duplicate
	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

trounce (verb)	mate (verb)
censure severely or angrily	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	engage in sexual intercourse
beat severely with a whip or rod	bring two objects, ideas, or people together

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