matched

Verb

match (third-person singular simple present matches, present participle matching, simple past and past participle matched)

1. (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
   • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.

   Synonyms:

   comport

2. (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
   • His interests didn't match her interests.
3. (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
   • She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
4. (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
   • They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
5. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
   • […]Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
6. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
   • to match boards

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Noun

matched grip (uncountable)

1. A method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.

   Synonyms:

   parallel grip