championship

championship
noun
1 competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ major
▪ international, national, regional, state, world
▪ British, European, US, etc.
▪ club, conference, division, league, team
▪ junior
▪ basketball, swimming, tennis, etc.
▪ back-to-back (AmE)
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP
▪ hold, host
▪

The championships are to be held in Rome.

▪ compete in, take part in
▪

Over thirty children will compete in the swimming championships.

▪ win
▪

She has won four major championships in the last five years.

▪ lose
CHAMPIONSHIP + VERB
▪ take place
CHAMPIONSHIP + NOUN
▪ bout, fight, final, game, match (esp. BrE), race, round
▪ competition, event, meet (AmE), tournament
▪ contender
▪ title, winner
▪ run (AmE)
▪

During the team's championship run last season, he played in 22 games.

▪ season, series (both AmE)
▪ squad, team
▪ calibre/caliber (AmE)
▪ belt, ring (AmE), trophy
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the championship
▪

I saw him play at last year's tennis championship.

▪ in a/the championship
▪

the teams in the championship

2 position/title of champion
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP
▪ hold
▪

Who holds the championship at the moment?

▪ capture, claim, clinch, earn, take, win
▪

He's won the championship for the third time in a row.

▪ lose
▪ defend
▪ regain
▪ retain
▪

She managed to retain the championship.

▪ celebrate
▪

The Red Sox celebrated their championship with an extraordinary four-hour parade.


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