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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.
EXPANDSports.
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.
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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSEto match coins with.
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Unmatched
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So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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.
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Word Origin & History
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.
EXPANDsense 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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