match [1]
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
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 mainly tr
7 to fit (parts) together
to match the tongue and groove of boards
8 also intr; sometimes foll by: up to resemble, harmonize with, correspond to, or equal (one another or something else)
the skirt matches your shoes well
9 sometimes foll by: with or against to compare in order to determine which is the superior
they matched wits
10 often foll by: to or with to adapt so as to correspond with
to match hope with reality
11 often foll by: with or against to arrange a competition between
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)
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matcher n
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matching adj