trophy
IPA: trˈoʊfi
noun
- An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
- An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
- Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
- (criminology, by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A tropæum.
- (art, architecture) A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.
- An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
- An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.
verb
- (transitive) To adorn with trophies.
- (intransitive) To win a trophy in a competition.
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Examples of "trophy" in Sentences
- The winner of the game receives the trophy.
- The winner is given a trophy and a honorarium.
- The system was awarded the Collier Trophy in 2001.
- This design led to the award of the Collier Trophy of 1933.
- Names of the winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy Cups.
- Jru withdrawed after the brawl and awarded the trophy to Letran.
- The creator of the winning idea is awarded with the Genius Trophy.
- It is due to the nature of the awarding of the trophy in the times.
- The award consists of a trophy in the form of a statue in the likeness of Bell.
- The fleet footed Heisman Trophy winner has the town uproarious, shrieking and frenzied.
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