MATCH

[verb]If two colours or designs match, they are similar and look good together.Do you think these two colours match? [I]Does this shirt match these trousers? [T]If you match up a design or material, you look for something that would look good with it and be similar to it.I'm trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable curtain material.If you match or match up one thing with another, you find a similarity or connection between them.Can you match up these famous people with the countries where they come from?If two things match up, they are similar and are designed to work together.If the teeth on the cogs don't match up properly (= If they are not in the correct place), the mechanism will jam.If two things or people are well-matched, they are similar and suitable for each other.They're such a well-matched couple - they've been so happy since their wedding.If two things or people are ill-matched, they are not suitable for each other.