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How to sign: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
"The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun";
Similiar / Same: correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree, fit, check
Within this category: adhere, align, answer, befit, coincide, consist, correlate, corroborate, harmonize, homologize, look, meet, parallel, pattern, resemble, rhyme, square, twin
How to sign: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
"he always carries matches to light his pipe";
Similiar / Same: friction match, lucifer
Categories: igniter, ignitor, light, lighter
Within this category: fusee, kitchen match, safety match, slow match
How to sign: a pair of people who live together
"a married couple from Chicago";
Similiar / Same: mates, couple
Categories: family, family unit
Within this category: DINK, power couple
How to sign: a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
Categories: competition, contest
Within this category: boxing match, chess match, cockfight, cricket match, diving, field event, final, quarterfinal, semifinal, swimming event, tennis match, test match, wrestling match
How to sign: set into opposition or rivalry
"let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other";
Similiar / Same: pit, play off, oppose
How to sign: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
"let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors";
Similiar / Same: equalize, equalise, equal, equate
Categories: alter, change, modify
Within this category: homogenize, homologize, tie
