The noun equal has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) peer, equal, match, compeer -- (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Overview of verb equal
The verb equal has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (16) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")
2. (1) equal, touch, rival, match -- (be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents")
3. equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate -- (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors")
Overview of adj equal
The adj equal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (32) equal -- (well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law")
2. (16) like, equal, equivalent, same -- (equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number")