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MATCH

Definition:

1. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: lucifer, friction
   
   
2. [noun] a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
   
   
3. [noun] a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
   
   
4. [noun] an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
   Synonyms: mate
   
   
5. [noun] the score needed to win a match
   
   
6. [noun] a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
   Synonyms: catch
   
   
7. [noun] a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
   Synonyms: peer, equal, compeer
   
   
8. [noun] a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
   Synonyms: couple, mates
   
   
9. [noun] something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
   
   
10. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
    
    
11. [verb] provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
    
    
12. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: mate, couple, pair, twin
    
    
13. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: equal, touch, rival
    
    
14. [verb] make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
    Synonyms: fit
    
    
15. [verb] satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
    Synonyms: meet, cope with
    
    
16. [verb] give or join in marriage
    
    
17. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: pit, oppose, play off
    
    
18. [verb] be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
    
    
19. [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"
    Synonyms: equal, equalize, equalise, equate
    
    

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Related Words:

• consist
• look
• answer
• coincide
• align
• correlate
• parallel
• twin, duplicate, parallel
• square
• corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
• resemble
• meet, fit, conform to
• homologize
• befit, suit, beseem
• harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree
• pattern
• adhere
• rhyme, rime
• mismate
• mismatch
• balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
• homologize, homologise
• homogenize, homogenise
• tie, draw
• fusee, fuzee
• kitchen match
• safety match, book matches
• slow match
• boxing match
• chess match
• cockfight
• cricket match
• diving, diving event
• field event
• final
• quarterfinal
• semifinal, semi
• swimming event
• tennis match
• test match, match game, matched game
• wrestling match
• associate
• contemporary, coeval
• stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
• successor, replacement
• townsman
• power couple
• DINK

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