Match | Mean of match in English Dictionary

/ˈmætʃ/

• Noun
• someone or something that is equal to or as good as another person or thing
1. He was no match for his opponent. [=his opponent was able to defeat him easily]
2. He was more than a match for his opponent. [=he defeated his opponent easily]
3. She knew after the first game that she had met her match. [=knew that her opponent was as good as she was and could defeat her]
4. a politician who has finally met his match
• two people or things that are suited to each other
1. The curtains and carpet are a good/perfect match (for each other).
2. Deborah and Brad are/make a good match.
3. Everyone thought that they were a match made in heaven. [=two people perfectly suited to each other]
• someone or something that is suited to another person or thing
1. She found a sweater that was a nice match for her skirt.
2. He was a good match for her because they shared the same interests.

• a contest between two or more players or teams
1. a soccer match [=game]
2. a chess match
3. He lost a close match against a tough opponent.
4. a tennis/boxing match
5. He got into a shouting match with his neighbor. = (Brit) He got into a slanging match with his neighbor. [=he and his neighbor were angrily shouting at each other]
6. They got into a shoving match. [=they were angrily shoving each other]
• Verb
• to be suited to (someone or something)
1. The curtains match the carpet perfectly. = The curtains and the carpet match each other perfectly.
2. This color matches your skin tone.
3. She was wearing a beautiful skirt, but her sweater didn't match it.
4. The upbeat music matched her mood.
5. The curtains and carpet don't match. [=go together]
6. Her skirt and sweater matched perfectly.
7. Do these colors match?
8. (chiefly US) a wine that matches (up) well with rich foods
9. He's a large man with hands to match. [=a large man with large hands]
• to have the same appearance, color, etc.
1. The pillows on the couch all match.
2. Your socks don't match.
3. Your socks don't match each other.
• to make or see a connection or relationship between (two people or things)
1. The children matched (up) the names of the animals to the correct pictures.
2. My mom is always trying to match me up with her friends' daughters.
• to be in agreement with (something)
1. The description matches [=fits] him closely.
2. His story doesn't match the facts.
3. Their stories didn't match (up). [=their stories didn't agree with each other]
4. His story doesn't match (up) with the facts.
• to be the equal of (something or someone)
1. Nothing will ever match the sheer excitement of that game. = Nothing will ever match that game in/for sheer excitement.
2. The movie didn't match our expectations. [=the movie was not as good as we expected it to be]
3. Nobody can match him at golf. [=no one is as good as he is at playing golf]
4. The car has a record of reliability that's hard to match.
5. His talents are matched only by his ego.
6. The company's growth has been matched by the increase in its political influence.
7. I've never seen anything to match this spectacle.
8. The two runners were matching each other stride for stride.
9. It was a close game between two evenly matched teams. [=two teams that are equally good]
10. The concert didn't match up to [=equal, meet] our expectations.
• to provide, produce, or do something that is equal to (something else)
1. We were unable to match their offer.
2. The company will match employee contributions to the insurance plan.
3. An anonymous donor has promised to match the first $10,000 donated to the charity.
4. He could never hope to match his brother's success.
• to place (someone or something) in competition against another
1. They were matched against each other in the first round of the play-offs.
2. The game will match last year's champions with their leading rivals.
• to compare (something) with something else
1. The fingerprints were matched against those stored in the computer.
• Noun
• a short, thin piece of wood or thick paper with a special tip that produces fire when it is scratched against something else
1. light a match
2. a book/box of matches