win

[Win]

A victory (as in a race or other competition)

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To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.

Noun
a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"

Noun
something won (especially money)

Verb
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

Verb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

Verb
win something through one''s efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

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Verb
attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

a.
To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.

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To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.

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To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.

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To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.

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To extract, as ore or coal.

v. i.
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

Win

Win , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Won , Obs. Wan ; p. pr. & vb. n. Winning.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr.van to wish, get, gain, conquer. &root;138. Cf. Venerate, Winsome, Wish, Wont, a.] 1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. "This city for to win." Chaucer. "Who thus shall Canaan win." Milton.

Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course.

2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.

Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me.

She is a woman; therefore to be won.

3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic]

Even in the porch he him did win.

And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.

5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. Raymond. Syn. -- To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.

Win

Win, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms.

To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak. -- To win on ∨ upon. (a) To gain favor or influence with. "You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others." Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. "The rabble . . . will in time win upon power." Shak.

To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.

To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

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Usage Examples

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.

And often it would be a woman who was in her 70s or 80s who would win the beauty contest, because bound feet never age.

Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competitors. I want to make their lives miserable. I want to steal their market share. I want them to fear me and I want everyone on my team thinking we're going to win.

A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice.

Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.

Breaking into a system or exposing its weaknesses is a good thing because truth and knowledge must win out.

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Other Usage Examples

As a rule lawyers tend to want to do whatever they can to win.

Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end.

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help.

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.