match

match: I

n.

slender piece of wood that catches fire when struck

1) to light, strike a match

2) to light, put, set a match to

3) a safety match

4) a book; box of matches

II

n.

marriage

marriage partner

1) to make a match

2) a good match

3) a match for

contest

4) to promote, stage a match

5) a championship; crucial; play-off; return; test (BE) ('international') match

6) a football match (esp. BE; AE has football game)

7) a boxing; cricket; fencing; golf; hockey; polo; tennis; wrestling match

8) a match between; with (a wrestling match between two strong competitors)

equal competitor

9) to meet one's match

10) no match for (she proved to be no match for me; I was no match for him)

11) a match in (she was more than my match in ability)

pair

12) a good; perfect match

13) a match for
USAGE NOTE: When two teams compete before spectators, BE usu. has match (a football match); AE usu. has game (a football game). However, when the team game is of American origin, BE often uses game too (a basketball game). A chess match is CE.
III

v.

1) (D; tr.) to match against, with ('to pit against') (he was matched against a formidable opponent)

2) (D; tr.) ('to equal') to match in (no one can match him in speed and agility)

3) (D; tr.) to match with ('to find the equivalent of') (she wants to match this candlestick with a similar one)

* * *
[mætʃ]
box of matches

cricket

crucial

fencing

golf

hockey

perfect match

play-off

polo

put. set a match to

return

stage a match

strike a match

tennis

test (BE) ('international') match

wrestling match

with (a wrestling match between two strong competitors)

with (he was matched against a formidable opponent; 'to pit against')

(D;tr.) to match against

['contest'] to promote

['equal competitor'] to meet one's match

['marriage'] ['marriage partner'] to make a match

['slender piece of wood that catches fire when struck'] to light

a book

a boxing

a championship

a good match

a safety match

a match between

a football match (esp. BE; AE has football game)

(D: tr.) ('to equal') to match in (no one can match him in speed and agility)

no match for (she proved to be no match for me; I was no match for him)

(D; tr.) to match with (she wants to match this candlestick with a similar one; 'to find the equivalent of)

a match in (she was more than my match in ability)

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Synonyms:

Equal, mate, companion, tally, Rival, equal, Be married, mate / Competition, trial, contest, Adapt, suit, fit, proportion, make equal, make harmonize, Suit, correspond, tally, be proportionate / Union, marriage, Marry, give in marriage, mate / Join, combine, couple, sort / Pit, oppose

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match — [ matʃ ] n. m. • 1819, rare av. 1850; mot angl. ♦ Compétition sportive entre deux ou plusieurs concurrents, deux ou plusieurs équipes. Des matchs ou des matches. Match France Angleterre de football. Match amical. ⇒ derby, 1. rencontre. Match… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Match — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Match — (von altenglisch: maccun = „machen“: so viel wie: „Wettkampf“; auch: „Streichholz“) steht für: Satz (Sport), den Abschnitt eines Spiels Das Match, eine österreichische Fernsehshow Der Match, eine Schweizer Fernseh Dokusoap Miss Match, eine US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Match — 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. [1913 Webster] No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Match II — Match III Sire Tantieme Grandsire Deux Pour Cent Dam Relance Damsire Relic Sex Stallion Foaled … Wikipedia
Match — [mɛtʃ̮], das; [e]s, s: sportlicher Wettkampf in Form eines Spiels: ein spannendes Match; die Tennisspieler lieferten sich ein hartes Match. Syn.: ↑ Partie. Zus.: Tennismatch, Tischtennismatch. * * * Match 〈[ mæ̣tʃ] n.15 od. 11 oder m. 1 oder… … Universal-Lexikon
match — match1 [mach] n. [ME macche < OFr mesche, wick of a candle, match < VL * micca, prob. altered (by assoc. with muccare, to snuff a candle, orig., to blow one s nose < L mucus, MUCUS) < L myxa < Gr, lamp wick, lit., nasal discharge,… … English World dictionary
Match — Sn erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. match, einer Substantivierung von ne. match abgleichen, vereinigen, gleich stark sein , zu ne. match Teil eines Paares, Gleichartiges , aus ae. gemæcca m./f. Gemahl(in), Teil eines Paares,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Match — (m[a^]ch), n. [OE. macche, F. m[ e]che, F. m[ e]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. my xa mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Match — Match, v. i. 1. To be united in marriage; to mate. [1913 Webster] I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. Shak. [1913 Webster] Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
match — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport 1. gara, incontro, partita: un match molto combattuto, aggiudicarsi, perdere il match, il match si è concluso alla terza ripresa per knock out tecnico Sinonimi: 1incontro, 1partita. 2. nell ippica, corsa… … Dizionario italiano

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