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noun
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.
a.
a game or contest in which two or more contestants or teams oppose each other: a soccer match.
b.
a contest consisting of a specific number of sets: a tennis match.
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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.
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verb (used with object)
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.
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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.
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verb (used without object)
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:
before 900; Middle English macche, Old English gemæcca mate, fellow

Related forms
match·a·ble, adjective
match·er, noun
un·match·a·ble, adjective
un·matched, adjective
un·match·ing, adjective
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well-matched, adjective
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match1 (mætʃ)
 
—n
1.  a formal game or sports event in which people, teams, etc, compete to win
2.  a person or thing able to provide competition for another: she's met her match in talking ability
3.  a person or thing that resembles, harmonizes with, or is equivalent to another in a specified respect: that coat is a good match for your hat
4.  a person or thing that is an exact copy or equal of another
5.  a.  a partnership between a man and a woman, as in marriage
 b.  an arrangement for such a partnership
6.  a person regarded as a possible partner, as in marriage
 
—vb (sometimes foll by up) (sometimes foll by with or against) (often foll by to or with) (often foll by with or against)
7.  to fit (parts) together: to match the tongue and groove of boards
8.  to resemble, harmonize with, correspond to, or equal (one another or something else): the skirt matches your shoes well
9.  to compare in order to determine which is the superior: they matched wits
10.  to adapt so as to correspond with: to match hope with reality
11.  to arrange a competition between
12.  to find a match for
13.  electronics to connect (two circuits) so that their impedances are equal or are equalized by a coupling device, to produce a maximum transfer of energy
 
[Old English gemæcca spouse; related to Old High German gimmaha wife, Old Norse maki mate]
 
'matchable1
 
—adj
 
'matcher1
 
—n
 
'matching1
 
—adj

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match
"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.
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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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matching match·ing (māch'ĭng)
n.
The process of comparing a study group and a comparison group in an epidemiological study with respect to extraneous or confounding factors such as age, sex, or breed.

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