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match

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A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.

Examples :

"My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."

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Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

Examples :

"The soccer match between the two teams was very exciting. "

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Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

Examples :

"He knew he had met his match."

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Examples :

"Their match was celebrated by the whole family. "

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A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

Examples :

"My younger sister is hoping to find a good match for a partner. "

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Examples :

"The new student's enthusiasm and strong work ethic were a good match for the challenging course. "

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Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out the perfect match between the student's answers and the textbook's examples. "

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Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

Examples :

"The match for the science fair project required equal access to resources for all participants. "

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A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

Examples :

"The carpet and curtains are a match."

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An agreement or compact.

Examples :

"The school board and the teachers' union reached a match on the new salary schedule. "

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A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.

Examples :

"The sculptor used a special match to create the precise separation lines in the plaster mold. "

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To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Examples :

"My sister's report card grades perfectly match the grades I received in the same classes. "

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To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

Examples :

"My sister's report card grades perfectly match the grades she got in class. "

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To make a successful match or pairing.

Examples :

"The school counselor helped the students match their interests with available extracurricular activities. "

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To equal or exceed in achievement.

Examples :

"She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better."

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To unite in marriage, to mate.

Examples :

"The two students matched in their love of history and eventually matched in marriage. "

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To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.

Examples :

"to match boards"

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A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

Examples :

"He struck a match and lit his cigarette."

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