match
/mætʃ/ nounDefinition
GAME [C] › a sports competition in which two people or teams compete against each other: a football/tennis match
FIRE [C] › a thin, wooden stick which produces a flame when you rub one end of it against a rough surface: a box of matches
ATTRACTIVE [no plural] › If something is a good match for something else, it looks attractive next to it, usually because it is the right colour: The curtains look nice - they're a perfect match for the sofa.
RELATIONSHIP [no plural] › If two people who are having a relationship are a good match, they are very suitable for each other.
be no match for sb/sth › to not be as good as someone or something else: Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian.
(Definition of match noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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