matched
noun
Simple meaning
A method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.
Pronunciation
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machtIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmætʃt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
informaluncountablemusic
A method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.
Used this way, matched is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “His blue shirt perfectly matched her lovely eyes today.”
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Inflected forms
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Be compatible, similar or consistent.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An international championship match.
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