match
1. lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical;
ignites with friction (Freq. 4)
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
• Syn:
lucifer, friction match
• Hypernyms:
lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
• Hyponyms:
fusee, fuzee, kitchen match, safety match, book matches, slow match
• Part Meronyms:
matchstick
2. a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
contest, competition
• Hyponyms:
boxing match, chess match, cockfight, cricket match, diving,
diving event, field event, final, quarterfinal, semifinal, semi,
swimming event, tennis match, test match, match game, matched game, wrestling match
3. a burning piece of wood or cardboard (Freq. 1)
- if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode
• Hypernyms:
lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
4. an exact duplicate (Freq. 1)
- when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
• Syn:
mate
• Derivationally related forms:
mate (for: mate)
• Hypernyms:
duplicate, duplication
5. the score needed to win a match
• Hypernyms:
score
6. a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
• Syn:
catch
• Derivationally related forms:
catch (for: catch)
• Hypernyms:
adult, grownup
7. a pair of people who live together
- a married couple from Chicago
• Syn:
couple, mates
• Derivationally related forms:
couple (for: couple)
• Hypernyms:
family, family unit
• Hyponyms:
power couple, DINK
8. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
• Syn:
peer, equal, compeer
• Derivationally related forms:
equal (for: equal), equate (for: equal)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
associate, contemporary, coeval, gangsta, stand-in,
substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in,
successor, replacement, townsman
• Member Holonyms:
peer group
9. something that resembles or harmonizes with
- that tie makes a good match with your jacket
• Hypernyms:
counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
1. be compatible, similar or consistent;
coincide in their characteristics (Freq. 16)
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
• Syn:
fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe,
tally, agree
• Ant:
disagree (for: agree)
• Derivationally related forms:
agreeable (for: agree), agreement (for: agree), correspondent (for: correspond), correspondence (for: correspond)
• Hypernyms:
equal, be
• Hyponyms:
consist, look, answer, coincide, align,
correlate, parallel, twin, duplicate, square, corroborate,
underpin, bear out, support, resemble, meet, fit,
conform to, homologize, befit, suit, beseem, harmonize,
harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree,
pattern, adhere, rhyme, rime
• Verb Group:
harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord,
fit in, agree, check, check out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. provide funds complementary to (Freq. 12)
- The company matched the employees' contributions
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. bring two objects, ideas, or people together (Freq. 6)
- This fact is coupled to the other one
- Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
- The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
• Syn:
mate, couple, pair, twin
• Derivationally related forms:
pair (for: pair), couple (for: couple), coupling (for: couple), mate (for: mate)
• Hypernyms:
join, bring together
• Hyponyms:
mismate, mismatch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. be equal to in quality or ability (Freq. 5)
- Nothing can rival cotton for durability
- Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
- Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
• Syn:
equal, touch, rival
• Derivationally related forms:
equal (for: equal)
• Hypernyms:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Group:
equal, equalize, equalise, equate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. make correspond or harmonize (Freq. 3)
- Match my sweater
• Syn:
fit
• Derivationally related forms:
fitting (for: fit)
• Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
• Hyponyms:
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They match the cape
6. satisfy or fulfill
- meet a need
- this job doesn't match my dreams
• Syn:
meet, cope with
• Hypernyms:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal, manage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. give or join in marriage
• Derivationally related forms:
matcher
• Hypernyms:
join, bring together
• Verb Group:
mate, couple, pair, twin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. set into opposition or rivalry
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
• Syn:
pit, oppose, play off
• Derivationally related forms:
playoff (for: play off), opponent (for: oppose)
• Hypernyms:
confront, face
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
9. be equal or harmonize
- The two pieces match
• Hypernyms:
adjust, conform, adapt
• Verb Group:
fit
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
10. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
• Syn:
equal, equalize, equalise, equate
• Derivationally related forms:
equal (for: equate), equation (for: equate), equator (for: equate), equalisation (for: equalise), equaliser (for: equalise), equalization (for: equalize), equalizer (for: equalize)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
homologize, homologise, homogenize, homogenise, tie, draw
• Verb Group:
equal, touch, rival
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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