Definition of match

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Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.

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Done :: Done (infinitive.) It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.
Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs..
Match-cloth :: Match-cloth (n.) A coarse cloth.
Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
Match :: Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
Mate :: Mate (v. t.) To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Parallel :: Parallel (v. t.) To equal; to match; to correspond to.
Match :: Match (v.) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold..
Disparage :: Disparage (v. t.) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.
Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like..
Squib :: Squib (a.) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
Disparagement :: Disparagement (n.) Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation.
Orgue :: Orgue (n.) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously..
Odd :: Odd (superl.) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove..
Bonspiel :: Bonspiel (n.) A cur/ing match between clubs.
Matchmaking :: Matchmaking (a.) Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman..
Matchmaking :: Matchmaking (n.) The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.
Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
Makeless :: Makeless (a.) Matchless.
Unequal :: Unequal (a.) Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair..
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