A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]
From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germani...
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To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
His interests didn't match her interests.
To equal or exceed in achievement.
She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.