- strike a match
- strike a matchto light a match by rubbing it on a rough surface. •
Mary struck a match and lit a candle.
•When Sally struck a match to light a cigarette, Jane said quickly, “No smoking, please.”
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Mary struck a match and lit a candle.
•When Sally struck a match to light a cigarette, Jane said quickly, “No smoking, please.”
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
strike a match — To light it by friction or a grazing stroke • • • Main Entry: ↑strike … Useful english dictionary
Strike the Match — Infobox Single Name = Strike the Match Artist = Monrose B side = After Making Love Album = I Am Released = flagicon|GER June 06, 2008 Format = CD single, digital single, ring tone, digital download Recorded = 2008 Genre = Dance Pop, R B Length =… … Wikipedia
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Strike the match — I Am Pour l’article homonyme, voir IAM. I Am est le troisième album du groupe allemand Monrose sortit en septembre 2008. Liste des pistes Strike the Match (Ryan Tedder, Deborah Epstein) 2:55 A Love Bizarre 3:47 Certified (Mich Hansen … Wikipédia en Français
strike a match — light a match … English contemporary dictionary
strike-anywhere match — (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : kitchen match … Useful english dictionary
strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig … English World dictionary
Strike — Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go, proceed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Match — For other uses, see Match (disambiguation). An igniting match … Wikipedia
strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
match — match1 /mach/, n. 1. a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface. 2. a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an… … Universalium