v. 1
To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
v. 2
To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
His interests didn't match her interests.
n. 1
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority. A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
n. 2
A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.
He struck a match and lit his pipe.

Related words

Word family: matchless matchwinning mate matchbook matchlock matchweed
Phrases: shouting match phosphorus match friction match pissing match shitting match lucifer match sulfur match exhibition match
Is a kind of: field day tournament

Forms

Plural: matches → tournaments, meets, competitions, match-ups…
Past participle: matched
e.g. matched → fitted, corresponded, suited, agreed…

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
match		rising
suit		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: set¹, fit¹, pit¹
4 letters: even², game¹, meet¹, join¹, sort¹, mary², suit¹, pair¹, mate¹, twin¹, peer¹, bout¹, fuse¹, jibe¹
5 letters: check¹, light¹, event², union², agree², touch¹, trial², catch¹, equal², rival², tally², taper², spunk¹
6 letters: couple², fellow², oppose², equate²
7 letters: contest², combine², contend², lucifer³, imitate³, tourney², wedlock², comport², compeer
8 letters: marriage², equalize³, equalise, locofoco
9 letters: companion³, harmonize³, harmonise
10 letters: tournament³, proportion³, correspond³, assimilate⁴
11 letters: competition⁴, counterpart³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even² = 2 syllables).