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A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse.

To be matched, as horses. [U. S.]

Of or pertaining to spelling. Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.] -- Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. -- Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons.

in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder, brought from Germany. -- Sheep's-wool sponge, a fine and durable commercial sponge (Spongia equina, variety gossypina) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts,…

A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.

gaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak.

To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Four charged two, and two surcharged one. Spenser. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. Dryden.

One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate. They were framed the tallies for each other. Dryden.

in any work; a gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend on one side in a match, or a series of matches, in a cricket, football, rowing, etc.

One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights. Let me alone to match your tilter. Glanville.

A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.

Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.

One that trots; especially, a horse trained to be driven in trotting matches.

Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.]

Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Shak.

Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. -- U*nique"ly, adv. -- U*nique"ness, n.

ive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.

Not paired; not suited or matched. And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.