medalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmed.əl/us/ˈmed.əl/B2 a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event:
He was awarded a medal for bravery.
She won three Olympic gold medals.
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- The two athletes are competing for the gold medal.
- The medal is being keenly contested by eight gymnasts.
- The gold medal continues to elude her.
- Despite fierce competition she made a gallant effort to win the first medal of the championships.
- The gold medal slipped from his grasp in the last moments of the race.
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Prizes, rewards and medals
- Academy Award
- award
- blue ribbon
- booby prize
- bronze
- bronze medal
- colour
- gong
- Grammy
- honor
- honorable
- honour
- honourable mention
- Purple Heart
- quid pro quo
- reward
- ribbon
- rollover
- stake
- VC
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medalverb [ I ]
uk/ˈmed.əl/us/ˈmed.əl/-ll- or -l-to win a medal in a sports competition:
She medalled in both the heptathlon and the long jump.
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- overturn
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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