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ALL meanings of matching

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  • noun matching a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect. 1
  • noun matching a person or thing able to cope with another as an equal: to meet one's match. 1
  • noun matching a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another. 1
  • noun matching a corresponding, suitably associated, or harmonious pair: The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match. 1
  • noun matching Sports. a game or contest in which two or more contestants or teams oppose each other: a soccer match. a contest consisting of a specific number of sets: a tennis match. 1
  • noun matching any contest or competition that resembles a sports match: a shouting match. 1
  • noun matching a person considered with regard to suitability as a partner in marriage: a good match. 1
  • noun matching a matrimonial union; marriage: Neither family approved of the match. 1
  • verb with object matching to equal; be equal to: My talent does not match his. 1
  • verb with object matching to be the match or counterpart of; harmonize with: The skirt matches the jacket perfectly. 1
  • verb with object matching to cause to correspond; adapt: to match one's actions to one's beliefs. 1
  • verb with object matching to fit together, as two things: to match the pieces of a puzzle. 1
  • verb with object matching to fit (boards) together, side by side or end to end, with a tongue-and-groove or rabbeted joint. 1
  • verb with object matching to procure or produce an equal to: Try though we did, we could not match our first success. 1
  • verb with object matching to place in opposition or conflict: I matched my wits against his strength. 1
  • verb with object matching to provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power: The teams were well matched. 1
  • verb with object matching to encounter as an adversary with equal power. 1
  • verb with object matching to prove a match for. 1
  • verb with object matching to unite in marriage; procure a matrimonial alliance for. 1
  • verb with object matching to toss (coins) into the air and then compare the matching or contrasting sides that land facing up, as for determining the winner of a bet. 1
  • verb with object matching to match coins with. 1
  • verb without object matching to be equal or suitable: Our talents match. 1
  • verb without object matching to correspond; be of corresponding size, shape, color, pattern, etc.: These gloves do not match. 1
  • verb without object matching Archaic. to ally oneself in marriage. 1
  • adjective matching fitting together 1
  • noun matching Corresponding in pattern, color, or design; complementary. 1
  • adjective matching Matching is used to describe things which are of the same colour or design. 0
  • noun matching (graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one. 0
  • verb matching present participle of match. 0
  • adjective matching The same as another; sharing the same design. 0
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