Pronunciations
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/mæt͡ʃ/
Noun
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
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Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]
A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority. A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
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My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
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Can you play billiards? / Yes, do you wish to have a match with me? / Let us simply play (a game) for pleasure. We needn't have a match, as I don't like to gamble.
Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
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It were no match, your nail against his horn.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
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The carpet and curtains are a match.
a match made in heaven
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
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He knew he had met his match.
Government […] makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects.
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Dean Ippolito looks like an ordinary kid. But at chess, he is a knight of battle. Most adults are no match for him.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics. Equivalence; a state of correspondence; a counterpart.
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The seat to window match is excellent and there are half-size partition screens between bays.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics. An agreement or compact.
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Thy hand upon that match.
[I]t hath been obſerv'd, that Love doth ſeldome ſuffer it ſelf to be confin'd by other matches, then thoſe of its ovvne making.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics. A marriage.
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics. A marriage. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
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She […] was looked upon as the richest match of the West.
Suitability.
A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
Verb
To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
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Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
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I'll be interested to see how this service does. It will be basic with fares to match, so will be akin to a budget airline taking on a flag-carrier.
To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
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His interests didn't match her interests.
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There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.
To equal or exceed in achievement.
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She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
To make a successful match or pairing.
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They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
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Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.
To unite in marriage, to mate.
Usage- Obsolete
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[…]Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.
A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king.
To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
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to match boards
To be an example of a rule or regex.
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The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter.
Noun
A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.
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He struck a match and lit his pipe.
Synonym of taper, a thin stick used to transfer flame, as from tender to a candle.
Usage- Obsolete
Synonym of fuse, a long wick used to transfer flame to an explosive device.
Usage- Obsolete
Noun
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
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he always carries matches to light his pipe
as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
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a burning piece of wood or cardboard
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if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode
an exact duplicate
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when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
the score needed to win a match
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a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
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a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
a pair of people who live together
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a married couple from Chicago
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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that tie makes a good match with your jacket
Verb
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
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The two stories don't agree in many details
The handwriting checks with the signature on the form
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The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
provide funds complementary to
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The company matched the employees' contributions
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
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The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
be equal to in quality or ability
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Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
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Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
make correspond or harmonize
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Match my sweater
give or join in marriage
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set into opposition or rivalry
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let them match their best athletes against ours
pit a chess player against the Russian champion
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He plays his two children off against each other
be equal or harmonize
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The two pieces match
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
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let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors