match

A1
Pronunciation
/mæt͡ʃ/
/mæt͡ʃ/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
2 Definition

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

3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • He knew he had met his match.
4 Definition

A marriage.

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

Suitability.

7 Definition

Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

8 Definition

Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

9 Definition

A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

Example Sentences
  • The carpet and curtains are a match.
10 Definition

An agreement or compact.

11 Definition

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.

12 Definition

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.

Synonyms
spunk (obsolete)
Example Sentences
  • He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Example Sentences
  • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
2 Definition

To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

Example Sentences
  • His interests didn't match her interests.
3 Definition

To make a successful match or pairing.

Example Sentences
  • They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
4 Definition

To equal or exceed in achievement.

Example Sentences
  • She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
5 Definition

To unite in marriage, to mate.

6 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • to match boards