📖 Определения и значения для слова pedestal
📒 the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on
- a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)
- I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal.
- The statue stands on a low marble pedestal.
📒 to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired
- A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our pedestal.
📒 to admire somebody so much that you do not see their faults