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MATCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
Example:
as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
Synonyms:
friction match; lucifer; match
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)
Meronyms (parts of "match"):
matchstick (a short thin stick of wood used in making matches)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "match"):
fusee; fuzee (a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind)
kitchen match (a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves)
book matches; safety match (a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface)
slow match (match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An exact duplicate
Example:
when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Synonyms:
match; mate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
duplicate; duplication (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly)
Derivation:
match (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A burning piece of wood or cardboard
Example:
if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Something that resembles or harmonizes with
Example:
that tie makes a good match with your jacket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
counterpart; opposite number; vis-a-vis (a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)
Derivation:
match (be equal or harmonize)
match (make correspond or harmonize)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
competition; contest (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "match"):
wrestling match (a match between wrestlers)
match game; matched game; test match (an international championship match)
tennis match (a match between tennis players)
swimming event (an athletic competition that involves swimming)
semi; semifinal (one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament)
quarterfinal (one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals)
final (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)
diving; diving event (an athletic competition that involves diving into water)
cricket match (a match between two cricket teams)
cockfight (a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs)
chess match (a match between chess players)
boxing match (a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring)
Derivation:
match (set into opposition or rivalry)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A pair of people who live together
Example:
a married couple from Chicago
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
family; family unit (primary social group; parents and children)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "match"):
power couple (a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential)
DINK (a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids))
Derivation:
match (bring two objects, ideas, or people together)
match (give or join in marriage)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "match"):
townsman (a person from the same town as yourself)
replacement; successor (a person who follows next in order)
backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))
gangsta ((Black English) a member of a youth gang)
coeval; contemporary (a person of nearly the same age as another)
associate (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor)
Holonyms ("match" is a member of...):
peer group (contemporaries of the same status)
Derivation:
match (be equal to in quality or ability)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
Synonyms:
catch; match
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
Derivation:
match (bring two objects, ideas, or people together)
match (give or join in marriage)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The score needed to win a match
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("match" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they match ... he / she / it matches
Past simple: matched
Past participle: matched
-ing form: matching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Example:
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
Synonyms:
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Verb group:
equal; match; rival; touch (be equal to in quality or ability)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "match"):
homologise; homologize (make homologous)
homogenise; homogenize (cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing)
draw; tie (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be equal or harmonize
Example:
The two pieces match
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
adapt; adjust; conform (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)
Verb group:
fit; match (make correspond or harmonize)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
match (something that resembles or harmonizes with)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make correspond or harmonize
Example:
Match my sweater
Synonyms:
fit; match
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Verb group:
match (be equal or harmonize)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "match"):
balance; equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize (bring into balance or equilibrium)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They match the cape
Derivation:
match (something that resembles or harmonizes with)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Set into opposition or rivalry
Example:
He plays his two children off against each other
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
confront; face (oppose, as in hostility or a competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Example:
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Synonyms:
couple; match; mate; pair; twin
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
join (cause to become joined or linked)
Verb group:
match (give or join in marriage)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "match"):
mismatch (match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together)
mismate (provide with an unsuitable mate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
match (a pair of people who live together)
match (a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Give or join in marriage
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
join (cause to become joined or linked)
Verb group:
couple; match; mate; pair; twin (bring two objects, ideas, or people together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
match (a pair of people who live together)
match (a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect)
matcher (someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Provide funds complementary to
Example:
The company matched the employees' contributions
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example:
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Synonyms:
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Verb group:
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "match"):
rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)
adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)
pattern (form a pattern)
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)
homologize (be homologous)
resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)
bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)
square (be compatible with)
duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)
parallel (be parallel to)
correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)
align (be or come into adjustment with)
coincide (be the same)
answer (match or correspond)
look (accord in appearance with)
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
match (an exact duplicate)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Be equal to in quality or ability
Example:
Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
Synonyms:
equal; match; rival; touch
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "match" is one way to...):
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Verb group:
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
match (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Context examples:
If my memory serves me, you once thought it your duty to make a rich match.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
But it appears—I should hope it would be a very happy match.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
More unequal matches are made every day.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Did you think you could match cunning with me—you with your walnut of a brain?
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Gimme a match an' I'll catch the next car home.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Human lymphocyte antigen tests are done before a donor stem cell or organ transplant, to find out if tissues match between the donor and the person receiving the transplant.
(Human lymphocyte antigen, NCI Dictionary)
Hyperplasia as an increase in glandular/stromal tissue compared to age matched wild type control mice.
(Hyperplasia of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
An isotype-matched monoclonal antibody that is used as a control when testing other monoclonal antibodies.
(Monoclonal Antibody BL-3, NCI Thesaurus)
When it gets signals that do not match, you can get motion sickness.
(Motion Sickness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Human leukocyte antigen matching is done before a donor stem cell or organ transplant to find out if tissues match between the donor and the person receiving the transplant.
(Human leukocyte antigen matching, NCI Dictionary)
