match vb. (sense 7 is peculiar to S.)
1.
to ally
oneself in marriage
Ado II. i. 69
“to in my
kindred,”
Tw.N. I. iii. 118, 2H6 I. i. 132, 3H6 III. iii. 210.
2.
to associate or join
(one) “with” another
Ado II. i. 112
“God me with a good
dancer!,”
LLL. II. i. 49.
3.
to oppose, esp. with
equal power MND. III. ii. 305, 2H6 V. i. 156, Ham. IV. vii. 100,
Cym. II. i. 25
“like a cock that nobody
can match.”
4.
intr. to meet in
combat, fight
John II. i. 330
“Strength match'd with
strength.”
5.
to place in
competition “with”
Rom. II. Chor. 4.
6.
to be suitable “to”
H5 II. iv. 130
“m-ing to his
youth.”
7.
to procure as a match
Mer.V. III. i. 84
“Here comes another of
the tribe: a third cannot be
matched.”
