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US
/ˈmætʃəp/
]
[ UK /mˈætʃʌp/ ]
[ UK /mˈætʃʌp/ ]
NOUN
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the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
it was a good match-up but the home team won
How To Use matchup In A Sentence
- If one of them sees some "chippy" play brewing, Foster tells Workman and Malloy to yell out, "Scott, I got this matchup right here! A ref's life: Much more to the game beyond tipoff to buzzer
- The game is being telecast by NBC, which picked up the telecast when the NFL "flexed" out of the Bengals-Chargers as its prime-time matchup. StarTribune.com rss feed
- we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
- He doesn't shy away from matchups against star players and is the team's nastiest lineman.
- ‘Lewis-Tyson is the matchup the whole world has been waiting for, I am confident I will cement my legacy,’ he told eager pressmen today.
- In most cases, the outside man got a one-on-one matchup and the inside player drew the double team.
- This is the most compelling matchup of the third round and the most difficult to prognosticate.
- Reuters Mike Krzyzewski Duke's Krzyzewski Nets Record 903rd Victory It was a matchup of blueblood programs that turned into a gala celebration honoring Mike Krzyzewski and his 903 career wins. Eight Terrapin Teams Could Soon Get the Ax
- The matchups create great individual contests that help determine the outcome of the team game.
- If the matchup problems he creates can offset the matchup liabilities he endures on defense, he could play many opposing centers to a wash or better.