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match
1[ mach ]
noun
- a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even rate, used to fire cannon, gunpowder, etc.
match
2[ mach ]
noun
- a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- a person or thing able to cope with another as an equal:
to meet one's match.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a corresponding, suitably associated, or harmonious pair:
The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match.
- Sports.
- a game or contest in which two or more contestants or teams oppose each other:
a soccer match.
- a contest consisting of a specific number of sets:
a tennis match.
Synonyms: , , ,
- any contest or competition that resembles a sports match:
a shouting match.
- a person considered with regard to suitability as a partner in marriage:
a good match.
- a matrimonial union; marriage:
Neither family approved of the match.
verb (used with object)
- to equal; be equal to:
My talent does not match his.
- to be the match or counterpart of; harmonize with:
The skirt matches the jacket perfectly.
- to cause to correspond; adapt:
to match one's actions to one's beliefs.
- to fit together, as two things:
to match the pieces of a puzzle.
- to fit (boards) together, side by side or end to end, with a tongue-and-groove or rabbeted joint.
- to procure or produce an equal to:
Try though we did, we could not match our first success.
- to place in opposition or conflict:
I matched my wits against his strength.
- to provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power:
The teams were well matched.
- to encounter as an adversary with equal power.
- to prove a match for.
- to unite in marriage; procure a matrimonial alliance for.
- to toss (coins) into the air and then compare the matching or contrasting sides that land facing up, as for determining the winner of a bet.
- to match coins with.
verb (used without object)
- to be equal or suitable:
Our talents match.
- to correspond; be of corresponding size, shape, color, pattern, etc.:
These gloves do not match.
- Archaic. to ally oneself in marriage.
match
1/ ³¾Ã¦³Ùʃ /
noun
- a formal game or sports event in which people, teams, etc, compete to win
- a person or thing able to provide competition for another
she's met her match in talking ability
- a person or thing that resembles, harmonizes with, or is equivalent to another in a specified respect
that coat is a good match for your hat
- a person or thing that is an exact copy or equal of another
- a partnership between a man and a woman, as in marriage
- an arrangement for such a partnership
- a person regarded as a possible partner, as in marriage
verb
- to fit (parts) together
to match the tongue and groove of boards
- also intrsometimes foll byup to resemble, harmonize with, correspond to, or equal (one another or something else)
the skirt matches your shoes well
- sometimes foll bywith or against to compare in order to determine which is the superior
they matched wits
- often foll byto or with to adapt so as to correspond with
to match hope with reality
- often foll bywith or against to arrange a competition between
- to find a match for
- electronics to connect (two circuits) so that their impedances are equal or are equalized by a coupling device, to produce a maximum transfer of energy
match
2/ ³¾Ã¦³Ùʃ /
noun
- a thin strip of wood or cardboard tipped with a chemical that ignites by friction when rubbed on a rough surface or a surface coated with a suitable chemical See safety match
- a length of cord or wick impregnated with a chemical so that it burns slowly. It is used to fire cannons, explosives, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ó¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ó²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹³Ù³¦³óa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³¾²¹³Ù³¦³óİù noun
- un·³¾²¹³Ù³¦³óa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ói²Ô²µ adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-³¾²¹³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of match1
Origin of match2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of match1
Origin of match2
Idioms and Phrases
see meet one's match ; mix and match ; whole ball of wax (shooting match) .Example Sentences
It could also divide society, creating a demand so intense that the supply could never match it.
Stock markets worldwide careened even lower Friday after China matched President Trump’s significant raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war.
“It’s almost like putting gasoline on a match.â€
The incident occurred after the final whistle at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, when both managers were interacting with the match officials in the centre circle.
West Ham were the only WSL club not to play a match at their men's team stadium last season.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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