matches

Noun

match (plural matches)

1. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
   • Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]1605, Michaell Draiton [i.e., Michael Drayton], “The Second Booke of the Barrons Warres”, in Poems: […], London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] Ling, →OCLC, stanza 22, page 31

   Synonyms:

   competition, contest, trial

   1. A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
      • My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
2. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
   • It were no match, your nail against his horn.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
3. A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
   • The carpet and curtains are a match.
   1. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
      • He knew he had met his match.
   2. Equivalence; a state of correspondence; a counterpart.
      • The seat to window match is excellent and there are half-size partition screens between bays.2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 51

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