1. match - Noun
2. match - Verb
Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.
A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.
A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like
A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle.
A matrimonial union; a marriage.
An agreement, compact, etc.
Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match.
A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.
To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.
To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.
To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth.
To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another).
To marry; to give in marriage.
To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards.
To be united in marriage; to mate.
To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI love her too, but our neuroses just don't match. Arthur Miller
I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men. George Eliot
I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around. Boris Johnson
Strike a match above the sea of opinions and the fish all swim away. Moroccan Proverb
No put youself in a barrel when match box can hol you. Jamaican Proverb
The teeth are not match for the nut. Russian Proverb