1. noun /mætʃ/
a) Sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
b) Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
He knew he had met his match.
2. verb /mætʃ/
Their interests didnt match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
b) To make a successful match or pairing.
These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they dont match.
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