match
Other forms: matches; matched; matching
A match is a competition or game, like a soccer match. Another type of match places people together instead of opposing one another. Perhaps you'll find your perfect match on an online dating web site.
You might cheer at a boxing match or challenge your friend to a tennis match. Another kind of match is a pair of things that go together or are equal: "His zombie costume was a perfect match with his best friend's." There's also the match you strike to start a fire: "She lit the candle with a match." This match has a Greek root meaning "lamp wick," while other matches come from the Proto-Germanic gamakon, "fitting together."
Definitions of match
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a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams competetypes:boxing matcha match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ringchess matcha match between chess playerscockfighta match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffscricket matcha match between two cricket teamsfield eventa competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running trackfinalthe final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournamentquarterfinalone of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinalssemi, semifinalone of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournamentswimming eventan athletic competition that involves swimmingtennis matcha match between tennis playerswrestling matcha match between wrestlerscup finalthe final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)high jumpa competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal barpole jump, pole jumping, pole vault, pole vaultinga competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long poleshot putan athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possiblehammer throwan athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possiblediscusan athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possiblejavelinan athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possiblesparring matcha practice or exhibition boxing matchtype of:
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the score needed to win a matchtype of:scorea number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
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set into opposition or rivalry
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an exact duplicate
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something that resembles or harmonizes with“that tie makes a good match with your jacket”type of:counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-visa person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
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a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
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a person who is of equal standing with another in a grouptypes:associatea person who joins with others in some activity or endeavorgangsta(Black English) a member of a youth gangbackup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitutesomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)townsmana person from the same town as yourselfadjuncta person who is an assistant or subordinate to anotheraffiliatea subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organizationbedfellowa temporary associatecollaborator, cooperator, pardner, partneran associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interestlocum, locum tenenssomeone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same professionfellow member, memberone of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)participantsomeone who takes part in an activityshipmatean associate on the same ship with youstakeholdera person who has an interest or share in something, especially a businesscomradesomeone with whom one has endured a dangerous situation, especially a fellow soldier
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a pair of people who live togethertypes:power couplea couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influentialDINKa couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)type of:
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make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
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provide funds complementary to
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make correspond or harmonize“Match my sweater”synonyms: fittypes:complementmake complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement totrimbalance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
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be equal or harmonize
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be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics“The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun”types:consistbe consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruouslookaccord in appearance withanswermatch or correspondcoincidebe the samealignbe or come into adjustment withcorrelatebear a reciprocal or mutual relationparallelbe parallel tosquarebe compatible withbear out, corroborate, support, underpinsupport with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirmresembleappear like; be similar or bear a likeness tohomologizebe homologousaccord, agree, comport, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonizebe harmonious or consistent withpatternform a patterncoordinatebe co-ordinatedlook likebear a physical resemblance tocome to lifebe lifelike, as of a paintingtake afterbe similar to a relativeimitateappear like, as in behavior or appearanceassonatecorrespond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance
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satisfy or fulfill
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be equal to in quality or ability
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bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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give or join in marriage
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lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction“he always carries matches to light his pipe”synonyms: friction match, lucifertypes:kitchen matcha wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stovesslow matchmatch or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly
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a burning piece of wood or cardboard
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