I. med‧al¹ /ˈmedl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: médaille, from Old Italian medaglia 'coin of half value, medal', from Late Latin medialis 'middle', from Latin medius; medium²]
a flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that is given to someone who has won a competition or who has done something brave:
She won a gold medal at the last Olympics.
The two boys were awarded medals for bravery.
⇒ deserve a medal at deserve(3)

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II. medal² verb (past tense and past participle medalled, present participle medalling British English, medaled, medaling American English) [intransitive]
to win a medal at a competition, especially at the Olympic Games
medal in
Germany has the potential to medal in gymnastics this year.

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medal
noun
ADJ. bronze, gold, silver He won a gold medal in the 100 metres.
championship, Olympic | commemorative A commemorative medal was struck in honour of the event.
VERB + MEDAL be awarded, collect, get, receive, win | award (sb), give sb, present (sb with) | strike
MEDAL + NOUN winner | hope, hopes He is a major medal hope for Britain. Her medal hopes were dashed by injury.
PREP. ~ for a medal for bravery

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medal

win a medal
They won a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
take a medal (=win a medal)
German runner Stephan Freigang took the bronze medal.
get a medal (also receive a medal formal)
She received a medal from the Society of Arts.
give somebody a medal
He was given a medal for his courageous actions.
be awarded a medal
The book was awarded the Carnegie Medal.
a gold medal (=for first place)
He won the gold medal in Athens in 2004.
a silver medal (=for second place)
She was awarded the silver medal for the 100 metres.
a bronze medal (=for third place)
Morrell took the bronze medal in the long jump.
a medal winner
Johnson was a silver medal winner at the Olympic Games.

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