match

1. 1

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

   • Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]
   • A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.
2. 2

   Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.; A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.

   • My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
3. 3

   Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

   • It were no match, your nail against his horn.
4. 4

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

   • The carpet and curtains are a match.
   • a match made in heaven
5. 5

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.; Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

   • He knew he had met his match.
6. 6

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.; Equivalence; a state of correspondence; a counterpart.

   • The seat to window match is excellent and there are half-size partition screens between bays.
7. 7

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.; An agreement or compact.

   • Thy hand upon that match.
   • [I]t hath been obſerv'd, that Love doth ſeldome ſuffer it ſelf to be confin'd by other matches, then thoſe of its ovvne making.
8. 8

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.; A marriage.

9. 9

   A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.; A marriage.

   • She […] was looked upon as the richest match of the West.
10. 10

    Suitability.

1. 1

   To agree; to be equal; to correspond.intransitive

   • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
   • These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
2. 2

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

   • His interests didn't match her interests.
3. 3

   To equal or exceed in achievement.transitive

   • She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
4. 4

   To make a successful match or pairing.transitive

   • They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
5. 5

   To unite in marriage, to mate.obsolete

   • […]Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.
   • A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king.
6. 6

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

   • to match boards
7. 7

   To be an example of a rule or regex.transitive

   • The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter.

ant. differ

1. 1

   A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.

   • He struck a match and lit his pipe.
2. 2

   Synonym of taper, a thin stick used to transfer flame, as from tender to a candle.obsolete

3. 3

   Synonym of fuse, a long wick used to transfer flame to an explosive device.obsolete