​[singular] a person who is equal to somebody else in strength, skill, intelligence, etc. a/no match for somebody (at something) I was no match for him at ...

[transitive, intransitive] match (something) if two things match or if one thing matches another, they are the same or very similar.

if two things match, or if one thing matches another, they have the same color, pattern, or style and therefore look attractive together.

match ; an equal; 3 · singular · a person who is equal to someone else in strength, skill, intelligence, etc. ; someone or something that combines well; 4 · singular ...

The earliest known use of the verb match is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for match is from 1669, in the writing of C. Merret.

matching · ​. (of clothing, material, objects, etc.) having the same colour, pattern, style, etc. · ​equal in number or amount; having the same qualities, etc.

​to arrange for somebody to compete in a game or competition against somebody else. We are matched against last year's champions in the first round.

(of clothing, material, objects, etc.) having the same color, pattern, style, etc. and therefore looking attractive together

to find things that belong together or that look attractive together. She spent the morning matching up orders with invoices.

match something against something to compare something with something else in order to find things that are the same or similar.