Match vs. Tie

Matchnoun

(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.

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Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

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Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

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A marriage.

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A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

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Suitability.

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Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

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Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

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A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

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An agreement or compact.

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(metalworking) 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.

Matchnoun

A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

Matchverb

(intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Matchverb

(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

Matchverb

(transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.

Matchverb

(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.

Matchverb

(obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.

Matchverb

To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.

Matchnoun

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood or cardboard dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.

Matchnoun

A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.

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A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like

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A matrimonial union; a marriage.

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An agreement, compact, etc.

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A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

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Equality of conditions in contest or competition, or one who provides equal competition to another in a contest; as, he had no match as a swordsman within the city.

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Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match.

Matchnoun

A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.

Matchverb

To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.

Matchverb

To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.

Matchverb

To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.

Matchverb

To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth.

Matchverb

To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another).

Matchverb

To marry; to give in marriage.

Matchverb

To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards.

Matchverb

To be united in marriage; to mate.

Matchverb

To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match.

Matchnoun

lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction;

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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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an exact duplicate;

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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

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a pair of people who live together;

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something that resembles or harmonizes with;

Matchverb

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;

Matchverb

provide funds complementary to;

Matchverb

bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

Matchverb

be equal to in quality or ability;

Matchverb

make correspond or harmonize;

Matchverb

satisfy or fulfill;

Matchverb

give or join in marriage

Matchverb

set into opposition or rivalry;

Matchverb

be equal or harmonize;

Matchverb

make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching;

Match

A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper.

Tienoun

A knot; a fastening.

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A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

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A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

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The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.

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A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.

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A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.

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(construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.

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A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.

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(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).

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A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.

Tienoun

(music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes (not to be confused with a slur).

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(statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.

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(surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.

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(graph theory) A connection between two vertices.

Tieverb

(transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.

Tieverb

(transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.

Tieverb

(transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

Tieverb

(transitive) To secure (something) by string or the like.

Tieverb

To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.

Tieverb

To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.

Tieverb

(music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.

Tienoun

A knot; a fastening.

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A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.

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A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

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An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race.

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A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.

Tienoun

A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.

Tienoun

Low shoes fastened with lacings.

Tieverb

To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.

Tieverb

To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot.

Tieverb

To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.

Tieverb

To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.

Tieverb

To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.

Tieverb

To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.

Tieverb

To make a tie; to make an equal score.

Tienoun

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front;

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a social or business relationship;

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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided;

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a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating;

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a fastener that serves to join or link;

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equality of score in a contest

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(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

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one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;

Tienoun

a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied;

Tieverb

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;

Tieverb

finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;

Tieverb

limit or restrict to;

Tieverb

connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces;

Tieverb

form a knot or bow in;

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create social or emotional ties;

Tieverb

perform a marriage ceremony;

Tieverb

make by tying pieces together;

Tieverb

unite musical notes by a tie

Tieverb

attach or fasten with string or similar cord

Tieverb

fasten (something) to or round someone or something by means of its strings or by forming the ends into a knot or bow

Tieverb

form (a string, ribbon, or lace) into a knot or bow

Tieverb

form (a knot or bow) in a ribbon, lace, etc.

Tieverb

be fastened with a knot or bow

Tieverb

restrict or limit (someone) to a particular situation or place

Tieverb

connect; link

Tieverb

hold together by a crosspiece or tie

Tieverb

unite (written notes) by a tie.

Tieverb

perform (two notes) as one unbroken note.

Tieverb

achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor or team

Tienoun

a piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something

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a shoe tied with a lace.

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a rod or beam holding parts of a structure together.

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short for cross tie

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a curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch indicating that they are to be played for the combined duration of their time values.

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a thing that unites or links people

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a thing that restricts someone's freedom of action

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a strip of material worn round the collar and tied in a knot at the front with the ends hanging down, typically forming part of a man's smart or formal outfit

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a result in a game or other competitive situation in which two or more competitors or teams have the same score or ranking; a draw

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a game in which the scores are level and both sides have completed their innings, as distinct from a draw (a game left incomplete through lack of time).

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a sports match between two or more players or teams in which the winners proceed to the next round of the competition