S: (v) match, mate, couple, pair, twin (bring two objects, ideas, or people together) "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
S: (v) checkmate, mate (place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game) "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"