Definition of Match

Noun

• something that resembles or harmonizes with
  "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
  
• a pair of people who live together
  "a married couple from Chicago"
  couple mates
• a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
  peer equal compeer
• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
  catch
• the score needed to win a match
  
• an exact duplicate
  "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
  mate
• a burning piece of wood or cardboard
  "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
  
• a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
  
• 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"
  lucifer - friction match

Verb

• 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"
  equal equalize equalise equate
• be equal or harmonize
  "The two pieces match"
  
• set into opposition or rivalry
  "let them match their best athletes against ours"
  "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"
  "He plays his two children off against each other"
  pit oppose - play off
• give or join in marriage
  
• satisfy or fulfill
  "meet a need"
  "this job doesn't match my dreams"
  meet - cope with
• make correspond or harmonize
  "Match my sweater"
  fit
• 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"
  equal touch rival
• 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"
  mate couple pair twin
• 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"
  fit correspond check jibe gibe tally agree

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