Matchtverb
(obsolete) match
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.
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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.
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(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
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(transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
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(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
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(obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
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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.
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To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another).
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To marry; to give in marriage.
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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.
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To be united in marriage; to mate.
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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;
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provide funds complementary to;
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bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
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be equal to in quality or ability;
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make correspond or harmonize;
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satisfy or fulfill;
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give or join in marriage
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set into opposition or rivalry;
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be equal or harmonize;
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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.