Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To be more than a match for; exceed or defeat.
- transitive verb To match with a superior opponent.
- noun A contest in which one opponent is distinctly superior.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which is more than a match; one who or that which is too powerful, skilful, difficult, etc., to be overcome.
- To be more than a match for; oppose with superior force, numbers, skill, etc.; surpass; outdo: commonly in the past participle.
- To give in marriage above one's station.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
- transitive verb obsolete To marry (one) to a superior.
- noun One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.
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- noun A
match in which oneopponent is verysuperior to the other - verb To
match more than intended
Etymologies
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Examples
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I hope, in this turn of the Gregorian Wheel, you overmatch it, as much as you need or want to.
2010, whether we like it or not. greygirlbeast 2010
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With repeal of health-care reform and the rest of the Obama agenda on the line, the president hopes that a newly energized base of public employee unions, minorities, and the poor will overmatch the coalition of “haves” trying to take their new benefits away.
Radical-In-Chief Stanley Kurtz 2010
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Anyway, this thing looks like a reasonable opponent to the Khanda sword, and probably something that would easily overmatch the curved Talwar blade, if that had been used.
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Anyway, this thing looks like a reasonable opponent to the Khanda sword, and probably something that would easily overmatch the curved Talwar blade, if that had been used.
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The urge to bolt, to flee, was strong, and he was afraid it would overmatch his better judgment.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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With repeal of health-care reform and the rest of the Obama agenda on the line, the president hopes that a newly energized base of public employee unions, minorities, and the poor will overmatch the coalition of “haves” trying to take their new benefits away.
Radical-In-Chief Stanley Kurtz 2010
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has questioned whether the U.S. military "can really afford a Navy that relies on $3 billion to $6 billion destroyers, $7 billion submarines and $11 billion carriers" given that the service has a "massive overmatch" compared with others, and the Navy's top admiral recently warned that new ships could face a procurement squeeze.
Navy poised to pick builder of new Littoral Combat Ship this summer 2010
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The urge to bolt, to flee, was strong, and he was afraid it would overmatch his better judgment.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has questioned whether the U.S. military "can really afford a Navy that relies on $3 billion to $6 billion destroyers, $7 billion submarines and $11 billion carriers" given that the service has a "massive overmatch" compared with others, and the Navy's top admiral recently warned that new ships could face a procurement squeeze.
Navy poised to pick builder of new Littoral Combat Ship this summer 2010
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The urge to bolt, to flee, was strong, and he was afraid it would overmatch his better judgment.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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