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Definition
match noun (STICK)
/mætʃ/ n
[C] a short thin stick made of wood or cardboard and covered with a special chemical at one end which burns when rubbed firmly against a rough surface
a box of matches
You should always strike a match away from you.
put a match to sth
to make something burn
(Definition of match noun (STICK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
