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Meaning
Noun
●
In Sports & Racquet sports:
A
competitive
sporting
event
such as a
boxing
meet
, a
baseball
game
, or a
cricket
match.
●
Any
contest
or
trial
of
strength
or
skill
, or to
determine
superiority.
●
Someone with a
measure
of an
attribute
equaling
or
exceeding
the
object
of comparison.
●
A marriage.
●
A
candidate
for
matrimony
; one to be
gained
in marriage.
●
Suitability.
●
Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
●
Equality of
conditions
in
contest
or competition.
●
A
pair
of
items
or
entities
with
mutually
suitable
characteristics.
●
An
agreement
or compact.
●
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
.
●
In Fire & Light sources:
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.
Verb
●
To
agree
; to
be equal
; to correspond.
●
To
agree with
; to
be equal
to; to
correspond
to.
●
To make a
successful
match
or pairing.
●
To
equal
or
exceed
in achievement.
●
To
unite
in
marriage
, to mate.
●
To
fit together
, or make
suitable
for
fitting
together;
specifically
, to
furnish
with a
tongue and groove
at the edges.
●
In Programming:
To be an
example
of a
rule
or regex.
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Origin
match
English
macche
Middle English (1100-1500)
mæcca
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
gemæcca
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
meiche
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
micca
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Spunk
Teaming
Correspondance
Game
Agree
Couple
Related
Contest
Tournament
Fit
Fight
Align
Tie
Suit
Meet
Complement
Win
Satisfy
Reflect
Compare
Challenge
Change
Represent
Duel
Show
Replicate
Cover
Player
Draw
Fulfill
Fulfil
Capture
Accommodate
Championship
Season
Mirror
Support
Relate
Resemble
Link
Adjust
Ball
Play
Alter
Rival
Balance
Combine
Exceed
Event
Battle
Correspond
Bet
Follow
Team
Equal
Specify
Recognize
Mimic
Correlate
Connect
Fixture
Incorporate
Shot
Winner
Define
Line Up
Home Game
Grand Final
World Cup
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Rhymes
Tach
Bach
Latch
Batch
Match
Brach
Patch
Catch
Hatch
Natch
Flatch
Thatch
Attach
Detach
Statch
Snatch
Rematch
Scratch
Dispatch
Despatch
Mismatch
Outmatch
Bandersnatch
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