Matches
/ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Matches
noun
- 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."
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
"He knew he had met his match."
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
verb
- To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
"Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together."
- To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
"His interests didn't match her interests."
- To make a successful match or pairing.
"They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly."
- To equal or exceed in achievement.
"She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better."
- To unite in marriage, to mate.
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spunk (obsolete)