MATCH

I. noun see: make Date: before 12th century 1. a person or thing equal or similar to another, one able to cope with another, an exact counterpart, a pair suitably associated , 3. a contest between two or more parties , a contest (as in tennis or volleyball) completed when one player or side wins a specified number of sets or games, 4. a marriage union, a prospective partner in marriage, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to encounter successfully as an antagonist, b. to set in competition or opposition, to provide with a worthy competitor, to set in comparison, to join or give in marriage, 3. a. to put in a set possessing equal or harmonizing attributes, to cause to correspond ; suit , b. to be the counterpart of, to harmonize with , to provide with a counterpart, to provide funds complementary to , to fit together or make suitable for fitting together, 5. to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces, to toss coins with, intransitive verb to be a counterpart, ~able adjective ~er noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English macche, mecche candlewick, from Anglo-French meche Date: 1549 a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powder, a short slender piece of flammable material (as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that bursts into flame when slightly heated through friction (as by being scratched against a rough surface)