[matʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport
(e.g: a boxing match)

- a person or thing that is equal to another in quality or strength
(e.g: they were no match for the mercenaries)

- a person or thing that resembles or corresponds to another
(e.g: the child's identical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation)

- a person viewed in regard to their eligibility for marriage, especially as regards class or wealth
(e.g: he was an unsuitable match for any of their girls)


Phrases:
- make a match
- meet one's match
- to match

Origin:
Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make

[matʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious
(e.g: I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath)

- be equal to (something) in quality or strength
(e.g: his anger matched her own)

- place (a person or group) in competition with another
(e.g: the big names were matched against nobodies)


Phrases:
- make a match
- meet one's match
- to match

Origin:
Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make

[matʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface
(e.g: he struck a match against the wall)


Phrases:
- put a match to

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘wick of a candle’): from Old French meche, perhaps from Latin myxa ‘spout of a lamp’, later ‘lamp wick’