match

noun/verb83 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8
match between8.2
match against8.0
lit match5.5
lighted match5.0
perfect match8.5
good match8.0
excellent match7.0
football match9.0
final match8.5
tennis match8.0
important match8.0
big match7.8
rugby match7.5
semi-final match7.5
crucial match7.5
championship match7.5
exciting match7.2
league match7.2
boxing match7.0
quarter-final match7.0
away match7.0
home match7.0
cup match7.0
wrestling match6.8
thrilling match6.8
chess match6.5
friendly match6.5

not part of a competition

soccer match6.0

In BrE, 'football match' is more common. In AmE, 'soccer game' is more common.

grudge match4.5

a match played with particular animosity between the competitors

shouting match4.5

figurative; an argument with a lot of shouting

screaming match4.0

figurative; an argument with a lot of shouting

match perfectly7.5
match nicely6.5
box of matches7.0
book of matches6.0
match takes place7.0
meet your match5.0

meet someone equally good, strong, etc.

be well matched6.5
be evenly matched6.2
be equally matched5.8
strike a match7.8
light a match7.5
play a match8.8
win a match8.8
lose a match8.5
watch a match8.0
go to a match7.5
see a match7.0
draw a match6.5
be defeated in a match6.0
tie a match6.0
clinch a match5.5
be able to match6.8
be unable to match6.5

Collocations with "match"

match + ...

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