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medal
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.
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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
Oxford Collocations Dictionary