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match

match

272 4.2
A sample or result that shows two things are the same
  • noun
  • /mæʧ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coincidencia
  • The forensic expert stated that the fingerprints were a perfect match to those found at the crime scene.
  • an exact match
  • find a match
  • search for a match

Certainly the first zero can't have a match, right?

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Examples

  • It's a DNA match for Roman Bridger.

  • Previously, the cost of computing such matches for an entire image had eluded efforts to provide interactive performance.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Once it finds that match, then it knows where to make the cut.

  • We do not have a match on all points of comparison.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There were no matches in the database...

  • The samples themselves were as close to a perfect match as Worf had ever seen.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • If they get a fingerprint match on one of the suspects, it's over.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Vocabulary knowledge was measured by counting the number of correct matches students made on the vocabulary measure.

    Academic text (2012)
  • If the metadata in the knowledge base is incorrect or incomplete, a match will similarly fail.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The readout began flashing the words DATA MATCH and a set of coordinates.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

duplicate
vsmatch
55 3.2

A copy that is exactly the same as the original

also refers to a confirming result that shows two samples are the same

Antonyms

21 3.6

A combination of people or things that do not go well together

Idioms

66 5.5

Not able to beat them because they are stronger or better

Compounds

17 1.4

A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials

12 3.8

An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete

A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other

8 1.1

A game of tennis played between two players or two pairs in a tournament

shouting match
  • Informal
7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

4 2.3

A formal game between two chess players, often in a competition

4 3.4

A point that, if won, decides who wins the whole contest

A game of cricket played between two teams

2 3.3

A marriage or romantic relationship where both people love each other

1 5.6

A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest

1 3.2

A long cricket game where national teams play over several days

A short practice fight in boxing or martial arts to improve skills

1 7.7

All the things that are part of a situation

kitchen match
  • Archaic
1 2.7

A wooden match you can strike on any rough surface to light stoves

A quick back-and-forth argument between people to test ideas

A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough

match plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together

A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip

shitting match
  • Offensive
9.9

A very angry, petty argument with personal insults

slow match
  • Archaic
9.9

A cord soaked to burn slowly used to light guns or cannons

How Similar

match
  • Specialized
272 4.2
comp
  • Jargon
10 7.8
similarity
157 2.7
nonfungible
  • Jargon
9.3

Surface Forms

match singular
matches plural

Etymology

Match for an exact duplicate comes from the idea of making a pair that 'fits' together, like two puzzle pieces, so a match is something that is the same or fits perfectly.