1. piece of metal given as award: a small flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin and stamped with an inscription or design, awarded to somebody for outstanding achievement or bravery or to commemorate something
2. religious image worn as accessory: a cut and shaped piece of metal on which a religious image is often stamped, worn as a pin or on a chain
intransitive verb (past and past participlemed·aled or med·alled, present participlemed·al·ing or med·al·ling, 3rd person present singularmed·als)
Definition:
win medal: to win a medal in a competition She medaled in the javelin throw.
[Late 16th century. < French médaille< assumed Vulgar Latin medalia "coins worth half the value of a denarius" < late Latin medialis "medial"]
