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1. | [ verb ] be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
Synonyms: | correspond fit agree gibe jibe tally check | |
Examples: | "The two stories don't agree in many details" "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check" "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
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Related terms: | disagree equal resemble harmonize meet accede parallel coincide correlate corroborate befit conform_to align twin look rhyme square pattern consist overlap answer homologize harmonize check agreement | |
2. | [ verb ] provide funds complementary to | |
Examples: | "The company matched the employees' contributions" |
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Related terms: | supply | |
3. | [ verb ] bring two objects, ideas, or people together | |
Synonyms: | couple pair mate twin | |
Examples: | "This fact is coupled to the other one" "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
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Related terms: | join mismate mismatch couple pair yoke | |
4. | [ verb ] be equal to in quality or ability; | |
Synonyms: | rival touch equal | |
Examples: | "Nothing can rival cotton for durability" "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
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Related terms: | compete equal peer | |
5. | [ noun ] lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction | |
Synonyms: | friction_match lucifer | |
Examples: | "he always carries matches to light his pipe" |
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Related terms: | lighter kitchen_match safety_match fusee slow_match matchstick | |
6. | [ verb ] make correspond or harmonize | |
Synonyms: | fit | |
Examples: | "Match my sweater" |
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Related terms: | adjust balance adjustment | |
7. | [ noun ] (sport) a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete | |
Related terms: | contest diving test_match field_event quarterfinal swimming_event semifinal wrestling_match boxing_match cockfight chess_match cricket_match final tennis_match pit | |
8. | [ noun ] a burning piece of wood or cardboard | |
Examples: | "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode" |
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Related terms: | lighter | |
9. | [ noun ] an exact duplicate | |
Synonyms: | mate | |
Examples: | "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" |
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Related terms: | duplicate | |
10. | [ verb ] make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | |
Synonyms: | equalize equate equalise equal | |
Examples: | "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office" "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" |
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Related terms: | change regularize tie homogenize homologize equal counterweight equator equalization | |
11. | [ noun ] (mathematics,sport) the score needed to win a match | |
Related terms: | score | |
12. | [ verb ] be equal or harmonize | |
Examples: | "The two pieces match" |
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Related terms: | adjust | |
13. | [ noun ] a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | |
Synonyms: | catch | |
Related terms: | adult | |
14. | [ verb ] set into opposition or rivalry | |
Synonyms: | oppose pit play_off | |
Examples: | "let them match their best athletes against ours" "pit a chess player against the Russian champion" "He plays his two children off against each other" |
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Related terms: | confront playoff | |
15. | [ verb ] satisfy or fulfill | |
Synonyms: | cope_with meet | |
Examples: | "meet a need" "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
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Related terms: | cope | |
16. | [ noun ] a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | |
Synonyms: | peer equal compeer | |
Related terms: | person associate successor contemporary stand-in townsman peer_group equal equal | |
17. | [ noun ] (sociology) a pair of people who live together | |
Synonyms: | couple mates | |
Examples: | "a married couple from Chicago" |
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Related terms: | family power_couple dink | |
18. | [ verb ] give or join in marriage | |
Related terms: | join catch | |
19. | [ noun ] something that resembles or harmonizes with | |
Examples: | "that tie makes a good match with your jacket" |
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Related terms: | counterpart | |
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mattock Mattice Matthes Matthias Mattocks Matthies Matthews maths Mattox Mattos Mattke Mattix Mattis Mathes Mattes Mathys Mathis Mathews Mathias matzoh Mattews matzah Mathies Matheis |