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# trophy

noun (a trophy, trophies)

«trophy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trophy is a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a winner of a competition. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x1)
- The captain lifted the trophy above her head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x2)
- The trophies are kept in a glass cabinet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x3)
- He got a trophy for being the most improved player. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x4)
- The trophy was a big silver cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x5)
- Every team got a small trophy for taking part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/#x6)
- The football trophy has the winners' names on it. [tree →](https://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trophy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trophy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trophy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trophy.html) on Mova free.