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[mach] Pronunciation Key
[mach] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface. |
| 2. | a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even rate, used to fire cannon, gunpowder, etc. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME macche wick < MF meiche, OF mesche < VL *mesca lamp wick, metathetic var. of L myxa < Gk mýxa mucus, nostril, nozzle of a lamp]
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[mach] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[mach] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect. |
| 2. | a person or thing able to cope with another as an equal: to meet one's match. |
| 3. | a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another. |
| 4. | a corresponding, suitably associated, or harmonious pair: The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match. |
| 5. | Sports.
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| 6. | any contest or competition that resembles a sports match: a shouting match. |
| 7. | a person considered with regard to suitability as a partner in marriage: a good match. |
| 8. | a matrimonial union; marriage: Neither family approved of the match. |
| 9. | to equal; be equal to: My talent does not match his. |
| 10. | to be the match or counterpart of; harmonize with: The skirt matches the jacket perfectly. |
| 11. | to cause to correspond; adapt: to match one's actions to one's beliefs. |
| 12. | to fit together, as two things: to match the pieces of a puzzle. |
| 13. | to fit (boards) together, side by side or end to end, with a tongue-and-groove or rabbeted joint. |
| 14. | to procure or produce an equal to: Try though we did, we could not match our first success. |
| 15. | to place in opposition or conflict: I matched my wits against his strength. |
| 16. | to provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power: The teams were well matched. |
| 17. | to encounter as an adversary with equal power. |
| 18. | to prove a match for. |
| 19. | to unite in marriage; procure a matrimonial alliance for. |
| 20. | to toss (coins) into the air and then compare the matching or contrasting sides that land facing up, as for determining the winner of a bet. |
| 21. | to match coins with. |
| 22. | to be equal or suitable: Our talents match. |
| 23. | to correspond; be of corresponding size, shape, color, pattern, etc.: These gloves do not match. |
| 24. | Archaic. to ally oneself in marriage. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME macche, OE gemæcca mate, fellow]
] —Related forms
match·a·ble, adjective
matcher, noun
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| match 1
(māch) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. matched, match·ing, match·es v. tr.
v. intr. To be a close counterpart; correspond. [Middle English macche, from Old English gemæcca, companion, mate; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] match'er n. |
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| match 2
(māch) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English matche, lamp wick, from Old French mesche, from Vulgar Latin *micca, from Latin myxa, a lamp's nozzle, from Greek muxa, mucus, lamp wick.] |
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match (1)
match (1)
"stick for striking fire," 1377, "wick of a candle or lamp," from O.Fr. meiche "wick of a candle," from V.L. *micca/*miccia (cf. Catalan metxa, Sp. mecha, It. miccia), probably ult. from L. myxa, from Gk. myxa "lamp wick," originally "mucus," based on notion of wick dangling from the spout of a lamp like snot from a nostril. Meaning "piece of cord or splinter of wood soaked in sulphur, used for lighting fires, lamps, candles, etc." is from 1530. First used 1831 for the modern type of friction match, and competed with lucifer for much of 19c. as the name for this invention.
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match (2)
match (2)
"one of a pair," O.E. mæcca, from gemæcca "companion, mate, wife, one suited to another," from P.Gmc. *gamakon "fitting well together" (cf. O.H.G. gimah "comfort, ease," M.H.G. gemach "comfortable, quiet"), from PIE base *mak-/*mag- "to fit" (see make (v.)). M.E. sense of "matching adversary, person able to contend with another" (c.1300) led to sporting meaning "contest," first attested 1545. Match-maker "marriage-broker" is attested from c.1639.
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| match | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" |
| 2. | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
| 3. | a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode" |
| 4. | an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" |
| 5. | the score needed to win a match |
| 6. | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: catch] |
| 7. | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer] |
| 8. | a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: couple] |
| 9. | something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket" |
verb | |
| 1. | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "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" [ant: disaccord] |
| 2. | provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions" |
| 3. | bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "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" |
| 4. | be equal to in quality or ability; "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" [syn: equal] |
| 5. | make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" |
| 6. | satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: meet] |
| 7. | give or join in marriage |
| 8. | set into opposition or rivalry; "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" [syn: pit] |
| 9. | be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" |
| 10. | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: equal] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Match\, n. [OE. macche, F. m[`e]che, F. m[`e]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. ? mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. Mucus.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. Match box, a box for holding matches. Match tub, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. Quick match, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. Slow match, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.
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Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[ae]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See Make mate, and Make, v., and cf. Mate an associate.]1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. "Many a warlike match." --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. "Thy hand upon that match." --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. "She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West." --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. Match boarding (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. Match game, a game arranged as a test of superiority. Match plane (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. Match plate (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. Match wheel (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.
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Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matched; p. pr. & vb. n. Matching.]1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal. No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness. --Shak. 2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal. No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct. --South. 3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against. Eternal might To match with their inventions they presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. --Milton. 4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth. "Matching of patterns and colors." --Swift. 5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another). Let poets match their subject to their strength. --Roscommon. 6. To marry; to give in marriage. A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king. --Addison. 7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards. Matching machine, a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.
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Match\, v. i. 1. To be united in marriage; to mate. I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. --Shak. Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. --Dryden. 2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match.
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