"match up" meaning in English

See match up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: matches up [present, singular, third-person], matching up [participle, present], matched up [participle, past], matched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} match up (third-person singular simple present matches up, present participle matching up, simple past and past participle matched up)
  1. (intransitive) To be similar or the same. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-O7CGsvyc
  2. (transitive) To put together, or in a pair. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-lifd~BPs
  3. (transitive) To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-4qsif16Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 16 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 13 79

Inflected forms

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      "form": "matches up",
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    },
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          "text": "Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.",
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        "To be similar or the same."
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        "(intransitive) To be similar or the same."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To put together, or in a pair."
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        "(transitive) To put together, or in a pair."
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        "To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people."
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        "(intransitive) To be similar or the same."
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