Match

Word MATCH
Character 5
Hyphenation match
Pronunciations /mæt͡ʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Match"

What do we mean by match?

One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another. noun

One that is like another in one or more specified qualities. noun

One that is able to compete equally with another. noun

One that closely resembles or harmonizes with another. noun

A pair, each one of which resembles or harmonizes with the other. noun

A game or contest in which two or more persons, animals, or teams oppose and compete with each other. noun

A tennis contest won by the player or side that wins a specified number of sets, usually two out of three or three out of five. noun

A marriage or an arrangement of marriage. noun

A person viewed as a prospective marriage partner. noun

To be like (another) or be a counterpart to. intransitive verb

To resemble or harmonize with. intransitive verb

To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond. intransitive verb

To find or produce a counterpart to. intransitive verb

To pair (someone) with another in a romantic relationship or marriage. intransitive verb

To place in opposition or competition; pit. intransitive verb

To provide with an adversary or competitor. intransitive verb

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

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

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

A marriage.

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

Suitability.

Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

An agreement or compact.

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Match

The word "match" in example sentences

Besides these fears, she considered that Vivian was the possessor of a large fortune; that his mother had with difficulty consented to this match; that he was very young, had seen but little of the world, and might, perhaps, in future, repent of having made, thus early in life, a _love match_. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

A cynic, my dear Arthur (_he opens case deliberately, puts cigarette in mouth, and extracts gold match-box from right-hand trouser_) is a man who (_strikes match_) knows the price of (_lights cigarette_) -- everything, and (_standing with match in one hand and cigarette in the other_) the value of --- pff (_blows out match_) of (_inhales deeply from cigarette and blows out a cloud of smoke_) -- nothing. ❋ Unknown (1919)

(_lights cigarette_) -- everything, and (_standing with match in one hand and cigarette in the other_) the value of ---- pff (_blows out match_) of ❋ Various (1898)

Accidentally I found a perl script with this regular expression: use strict; use warnings; my $textInner = '(outer (inner (most "this (shouldn\'t match)" inner)))'; my $innerRe; my $idx = 0; my (@match); ❋ Unknown (2008)

For queries consisting of multiple words, documents containing all of the search query terms in close proximity would typically get the nod over those in which the phrase match was “not even close.” ❋ Steven Levy (2011)

The title match is schedule to begin at 4 p.m. Monday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rain postponed the title match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic Sunday, the third consecutive year the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With just days remaining before their title match at Madison Square Garden, some questioned if Backlund would be able to compete. ❋ Kevin Sullivan (2010)

This week "Stone Cold" McMahon, with Howell in her corner, advanced to the title match with a brutal, no holds barred "Gutwrench Powerbomb" to the campaign of Democratic opponent Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What happened in Memphis was that we were supposed to work in a tag match with Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett. ❋ TRIPLE H (2009)

I BELIEVE IT was on that tour that Ultimate Dragon and I did a tag match together at Korakuen Hall right next to the Tokyo Dome. ❋ Rey Mysterio With Jeremy Roberts (2009)

At last year's World Championships, Savon defaulted the title match to protest what he believed was a terrible decision against a countryman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What was the result of the tag match between Ted DiBiase & Virgil vs. ❋ Dean Miller (2008)

Sky won a Knockouts Battle Royal for number one contendership to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship, but lost the title match the next week as well as two more title matches immediately following to champion Taylor Wilde. ❋ ~~ Sabre ~~ (2008)

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