(sports) Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.

(music) A method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.

plural of match wagon

(rail transport, UK) A wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train.

A wrestling match that continues until one of the wrestlers is defeated, without formal division into rounds and without stopping in the case of injury.

plural of stretcher match

plural of match dissolve

A cinematographic dissolve between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to establish continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of match up

simple past tense and past participle of match up