strike a match

to 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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pollock	['pɔlək]
Rada	-	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Melville	MEL-vil	English
Sanjeev	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Fatsani	fah-TSAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Aparna	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali