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match point

match point noun: a state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.

Noun

match point (plural match points)

  1. A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.
    • He made it to match point three times and still lost, but you can't come much closer than that.

Forms of match point

pluralmatch points

Questions about match point

What does match point mean?
Match point means a state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.
What part of speech is match point?
Match point is a noun.
What is the plural of match point?
The plural of match point is match points.

Words near match point in the dictionary

  1. match made in heaven
  2. match made in hell
  3. match moving
  4. match penalty
  5. match play
  6. match point
  7. match points
  8. match race
  9. match races
  10. match racing
  11. match referee

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