match

match
match [n1] competition bout, contest, engagement, event, game, meet, race, rivalry, sport, test, trial; concept 363 match [n2] counterpart, equal adversary, analogue, antagonist, approximation, companion, competitor, complement, copy, correlate, countertype, dead ringer*, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, lookalike, mate, opponent, parallel, peer, replica, ringer*, rival, spitting image*, twin; concepts 664,667,716 —Ant. clash, difference, imbalance match [n3] couple affiliation, alliance, combination, duet, espousal, marriage, mating, pair, pairing, partnership, union; concepts 297,388 —Ant. mismatch

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  • match — [ matʃ ] n. m. • 1819, rare av. 1850; mot angl. ♦ Compétition sportive entre deux ou plusieurs concurrents, deux ou plusieurs équipes. Des matchs ou des matches. Match France Angleterre de football. Match amical. ⇒ derby, 1. rencontre. Match… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Match — Match, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[ae]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Match — (von altenglisch: maccun = „machen“: so viel wie: „Wettkampf“; auch: „Streichholz“) steht für: Satz (Sport), den Abschnitt eines Spiels Das Match, eine österreichische Fernsehshow Der Match, eine Schweizer Fernseh Dokusoap Miss Match, eine US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Match — Match, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matching}.] 1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal. [1913 Webster] No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Match II — Match III Sire Tantieme Grandsire Deux Pour Cent Dam Relance Damsire Relic Sex Stallion Foaled …   Wikipedia

  • Match — [mɛtʃ̮], das; [e]s, s: sportlicher Wettkampf in Form eines Spiels: ein spannendes Match; die Tennisspieler lieferten sich ein hartes Match. Syn.: ↑ Partie. Zus.: Tennismatch, Tischtennismatch. * * * Match 〈[ mæ̣tʃ] n.15 od. 11 oder m. 1 oder… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • match — match1 [mach] n. [ME macche < OFr mesche, wick of a candle, match < VL * micca, prob. altered (by assoc. with muccare, to snuff a candle, orig., to blow one s nose < L mucus, MUCUS) < L myxa < Gr, lamp wick, lit., nasal discharge,… …   English World dictionary

  • Match — Sn erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. match, einer Substantivierung von ne. match abgleichen, vereinigen, gleich stark sein , zu ne. match Teil eines Paares, Gleichartiges , aus ae. gemæcca m./f. Gemahl(in), Teil eines Paares,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Match — (m[a^]ch), n. [OE. macche, F. m[ e]che, F. m[ e]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. my xa mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Match — Match, v. i. 1. To be united in marriage; to mate. [1913 Webster] I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. Shak. [1913 Webster] Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • match — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport 1. gara, incontro, partita: un match molto combattuto, aggiudicarsi, perdere il match, il match si è concluso alla terza ripresa per knock out tecnico Sinonimi: 1incontro, 1partita. 2. nell ippica, corsa… …   Dizionario italiano

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