for lighting fires
1 [C] a small stick made of wood or cardboard that is used for lighting a fire, cigarette, etc:
a box of matches * to strike a match (= to make it burn) * to put a match to sth (= set fire to sth) * If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity. * He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them.
in sport
2 [C] (especially BrE) a sports event where people or teams compete against each other: (BrE) a football match * (AmE, BrE) a tennis match * They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
seealsoSLANGINGMATCH
an equal
3 [sing.] a ~ for sb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for match is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is match a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, match is tagged as noun.
Does match appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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