An early friction match, containing sulphur, potassium chlorate, and antimony sulphide.

plural of match-up

plural of match cut

plural of match-making

(regular expressions, rare) A type of matching where the newline character matches newlines but the wildcard character also does. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weird, matching.

(watersports, sailing, yachting) A race in sport sail yachting where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time.

(watersports, sailing, yachting) A type of sport sail yachting event where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time. (The America's Cup, the most famous sport yachting event, is of this type.)

(sports) A practice game which does not count on a team's record.

A match in professional wrestling in which an item, such as a title belt, is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves it.

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.