medal

verb [I]

/ˈmed.əl/ (-ll- or -l-)

Definition

› to win a medal in a sports competition: She's medalled in both the heptathlon and the long jump.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport

(Definition of medal verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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mechanism noun (SYSTEM)
mechanistic adjective
mechanize verb
med adjective
medal noun
medal verb
medallion man noun
medallion noun (MEAT)
medallion noun (METAL DISC)
medallist noun
meddle verb

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medal noun
bronze medal noun
gold medal, at gold noun
bronze medal, at bronze noun
silver medal, at silver noun
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annihilate verb
bank verb (MONEY)
be one in the eye for sb idiom
beat sb at their own game idiom
beat sb hollow idiom
hammering noun (DEFEAT)
near thing noun
outclass verb
outmanoeuvre verb
outpace verb
outperform verb
rout noun
rout verb
triumphalism noun
triumphant adjective
trounce verb
trouncing noun
trouser verb
trump verb
vanquish verb

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