have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"
an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
the score needed to win a match
be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
give or join in marriage
provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"