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match

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounAny contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

    Example: My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.

  2. verbTo agree; to be equal; to correspond.

    Example: Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.

  3. nounA 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.

    Example: He struck a match and lit his pipe.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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