CHAMPIONSHIP
Dictionary entry overview: What does championship mean?
• CHAMPIONSHIP (noun)
The noun CHAMPIONSHIP has 3 senses:
1. the status of being a champion
2. a competition at which a champion is chosen
3. the act of providing approval and support
Familiarity information: CHAMPIONSHIP used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CHAMPIONSHIP (noun)
Meaning:
The status of being a champion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
championship; title
Context example:
he held the title for two years
Hypernyms ("championship" is a kind of...):
high status (a position of superior status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "championship"):
triple crown ((baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average and runs batted in and home runs)
triple crown ((horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness)
Meaning:
A competition at which a champion is chosen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("championship" is a kind of...):
competition; contest (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
Meaning:
The act of providing approval and support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
backing; patronage; championship; backup
Context example:
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
Hypernyms ("championship" is a kind of...):
approval; approving; blessing (the formal act of approving)
