Definition of match

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

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Match-cloth :: Match-cloth (n.) A coarse cloth.
Parallelless :: Parallelless (a.) Matchless.
Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..
Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs..
Match :: Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
Touch-box :: Touch-box (n.) A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match..
Overmatch :: Overmatch (v. t.) To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish..
Unfellowed :: Unfellowed (a.) Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated.
Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for man
Unequal :: Unequal (a.) Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair..
Main :: Main (n.) A hand or match at dice.
Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
Squib :: Squib (a.) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with.
Undermatch :: Undermatch (n.) One who is not a match for another.
Match-coat :: Match-coat (n.) A coat made of match-cloth.
Match :: Match (v. i.) To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match..
Eleven :: Eleven (n.) The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven..
Tally :: Tally (v. i.) To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.
Unpaired :: Unpaired (a.) Not paired; not suited or matched.
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