podium

plural podia · plural podiums

1. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
2. proscribedsometimesA stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.

   Synonyms: lectern

3. sports and other competitionsA steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
4. hobbiesA result amongst the best three at a competition.

   Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.

   2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport

5. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
   1. The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
   2. The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
6. The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
7. anatomyA foot or footstalk.

present singular third person podiums · participle present podiuming · participle past podiumed · past podiumed

1. colloquialintransitivehobbiesTo finish in the top three at an event or competition.

   The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.

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   Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.

   2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024