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    medal
    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)
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ verbs
       ▪ 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.
    ■ ADJECTIVES
       ▪ 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.
    ■ medal + noun
       ▪ a medal winner Johnson was a silver medal winner at the Olympic Games.

    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.