[mach] 
| 1. | a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect. |
| 2. | a person or thing able to cope with another as an equal: to meet one's match. |
| 3. | a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another. |
| 4. | a corresponding, suitably associated, or harmonious pair: The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match. |
| 5. | Sports.
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| 6. | any contest or competition that resembles a sports match: a shouting match. |
| 7. | a person considered with regard to suitability as a partner in marriage: a good match. |
| 8. | a matrimonial union; marriage: Neither family approved of the match. |
| 9. | to equal; be equal to: My talent does not match his. |
| 10. | to be the match or counterpart of; harmonize with: The skirt matches the jacket perfectly. |
| 11. | to cause to correspond; adapt: to match one's actions to one's beliefs. |
| 12. | to fit together, as two things: to match the pieces of a puzzle. |
| 13. | to fit (boards) together, side by side or end to end, with a tongue-and-groove or rabbeted joint. |
| 14. | to procure or produce an equal to: Try though we did, we could not match our first success. |
| 15. | to place in opposition or conflict: I matched my wits against his strength. |
| 16. | to provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power: The teams were well matched. |
| 17. | to encounter as an adversary with equal power. |
| 18. | to prove a match for. |
| 19. | to unite in marriage; procure a matrimonial alliance for. |
| 20. | to toss (coins) into the air and then compare the matching or contrasting sides that land facing up, as for determining the winner of a bet. |
| 21. | to match coins with. |
| 22. | to be equal or suitable: Our talents match. |
| 23. | to correspond; be of corresponding size, shape, color, pattern, etc.: These gloves do not match. |
| 24. | Archaic. to ally oneself in marriage. |
