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
    

• a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• the score needed to win a match

• 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
    

• 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
    

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
    

• 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
    

• give or join in marriage

• satisfy or fulfill
  • meet a need
    
  • this job doesn't match my dreams
    

• make correspond or harmonize
  • Match my sweater
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  couple , mates , peer , equal , compeer , catch , mate , lucifer , friction match , equalize , equalise , equate , pit , oppose , play off , meet , cope with , fit , touch , rival , pair , twin , correspond , check , jibe , gibe , tally , agree
• Antonyms: 
  disagree , disaccord , discord