Definition of Mating
Noun: mating mey-ting
- The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
"the mating of some species occurs only in the spring";
- coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
- Engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the spring";
- copulate, pair, couple
- Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
"Matchmaker, can you mate my daughter with a nice young man?";
- match, couple, pair, twin
- (chess) place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
"Kasparov mated his opponent after only a few moves";
- checkmate
See also:
matinesses
matings
Anagrams containing the word mating