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match point
noun
: a situation in tennis in which one player or team can win the match by winning the next point
: the final point that must be won to win a match in tennis
Full Definition of MATCH POINT
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player or side will win the match by winning the next point; also : the point itself
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First Known Use of MATCH POINT
1921
Rhymes with MATCH POINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
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