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1.NounA competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match."My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."
2.NounAny contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
3.NounSomeone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison."He knew he had met his match."
4.NounA marriage.
5.NounA candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
6.NounSuitability.
7.NounEquivalence; a state of correspondence.
8.NounEquality of conditions in contest or competition.
9.NounA pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics."The carpet and curtains are a match.; a match made in heaven"
10.NounAn agreement or compact.
11.NounA 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.
12.VerbTo agree; to be equal; to correspond."Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.; These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match."
13.VerbTo agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to."His interests didn't match her interests."
14.VerbTo equal or exceed in achievement."She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better."
15.VerbTo make a successful match or pairing."They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly."
16.VerbTo unite in marriage, to mate.
17.VerbTo fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges."to match boards"
18.VerbTo be an example of a rule or regex."The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter."
19.NounA small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc."He struck a match and lit his pipe."
20.NounSynonym of taper, a thin stick used to transfer flame, as from tender to a candle.
21.NounSynonym of fuse, a long wick used to transfer flame to an explosive device.