match
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- noun
- /mæʧ/
- Well, then this time you'll have to stay for the whole match, won't you?
- play a match
- a soccer match
- a tennis match
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- There was a study done, football match, one incident, right?
- My first ever football match and I, I have to say.
- Kasparov, I believe, won one of the matches, but they did.
- He came in and, and we had this first match against him.
- Here's a few examples of why that cage match might not be a sure thing.
- The truth is, most people don't even remember who won that match and don't care.
- It's it's like when you lock in in a big match, you can't even hear it.
- And also I was, I, I commented the matches and so online.
- I think he had a superstar like match with who who was it?
Examples
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Let's have a party later for the big football match, OK?
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You got your first match against Grosu this afternoon.
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Three days of intense matches have led to this point.
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In case you forgot, I'm in the middle of a match right now.
Fiction book (1992) -
The powerful Olympic Club won six of the ten matches played and claimed the cup.
Academic text (1994) -
And it's so typical because Chris has a football match in Essex today.
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We didn't really get to plan the match until the day of.
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[Narrator] England team went on to lose the match on penalties.
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And though Andrea's team lost their match, the ladies of Mountain Town Mayhem are skating harder than ever.
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Last night, she played her first round match at the U.S. Open in New York.
Synonyms
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1.0
One part of a match in sports, played to win points
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2.3
An event where people or teams compete to win
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3.9
An important contest between rival teams or horses
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5.5
A contest between two skilled opponents, for example two teams or candidates
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3.7
A pairing of teams, people, or things to compete and be compared
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4.1
A short fight or contest, often in boxing
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3.8
An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete
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2.8
A contest between people done in a kind, playful way to make each other try harder
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2.7
A contest where athletes compete in sports such as running or jumping
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2.5
A competition where people or teams compete in sports
Idioms
Compounds
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5.6
A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest
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2.8
A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip
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5.8
A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Match for a contest began with the idea of pairing two players against each other, so a match is a game or event where two sides meet to compete.