trophy

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1. trophy - Noun

2. trophy - Verb

Meaning

A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people.

The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive.

Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.

Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.

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Please stop teaching my children that everyone gets a trophy just for participating. What is this, the Nobel Prize? Not everybody gets a trophy. Glenn Beck

To me it's the best trophy you can win and to bring it back for all them fans that have supported us right through would be something special. Steven Gerrard

The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires. Banksy

This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously. Steven Gerrard

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold. Willie Stargell

Men who have lost heart never yet won a trophy. Greek Proverb

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