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# trophy

«trophy» in Mova's school dictionary: **a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a trophy, trophies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A trophy is a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a winner of a competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#m1)

2) A trophy is something kept to remember a success, such as a hunting trophy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and sport, teams and pupils win trophies at sports days, tournaments and prize-givings; trophies are kept in a «trophy cabinet». In stories, winning a trophy shows hard work paying off. Phrases: «win a trophy», «lift the trophy», «trophy cabinet», «hunting trophy».

### examples

- Our team won the trophy! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x1)
- The captain lifted the trophy above her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x2)
- The trophies are kept in a glass cabinet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x3)
- He got a trophy for being the most improved player. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x4)
- The trophy was a big silver cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x5)
- Every team got a small trophy for taking part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x6)
- The football trophy has the winners' names on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x7)
- So he took it up carefully and carried it home as a trophy of his victory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x8)

### note

Plural: trophies (y → ies). «Ph» sounds like f: «TROH-fee». A medal is worn; a trophy usually stands on a shelf.

### In the corpora

- [A scar is not a trophy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/390-showing-off/17/)
- [Games, phones and apps keep records such as trophies, dates and history that can settle arguments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/451-the-check-that-settles-it/34/)
- [The way out is to say what you count: goals, trophies, results, the league table.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trophy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.