1) to hold; win a championship
2) to regain; retain a championship
3) to give up, lose, relinquish a championship
4) an individual; national; team; world championship
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Championship 1 — Current season or competition: 2011 Championship 1 Sport Rugby league footbal … Wikipedia
Championship — Cham pi*on*ship, n. State of being champion; leadership; supremacy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
championship — index advocacy, assistance, favor (sanction), indorsement, supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
championship — (n.) 1825, position of a champion, from CHAMPION (Cf. champion) + SHIP (Cf. ship). Meaning competition to determine a champion is recorded from 1893 … Etymology dictionary
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championship — [cham′pē ənship΄] n. 1. the act of championing; advocacy or defense 2. the position or title of a champion … English World dictionary
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championship — noun 1 competition ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ international, national, regional, state, world ▪ British, European … Collocations dictionary
championship — [[t]tʃæ̱mpiənʃɪp[/t]] ♦♦ championships 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport. ...the world chess championship. 2) N SING: the N The championship refers to the title or status… … English dictionary
