win
n.
victory, success, triumph; position of first place; amount won, winnings
v.
be victorious; gain; obtain; arrive with great effort; succeed; acquire; convince; gain trust (or approval, favor, etc.)
Win
win
Noun
1. a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
(hypernym) victory, triumph
(hyponym) first-place finish
(derivation) gain, advance, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
2. something won (especially money)
(synonym) winnings, profits
(hypernym) financial gain
(derivation) acquire, gain
Verb
1. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
(antonym) lose
(hyponym) romp
(entail) compete, vie, contend
2. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
(synonym) acquire, gain
(antonym) lose
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cozen
(derivation) winner
3. 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"
(synonym) gain, advance, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(hyponym) steal
4. 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"
(synonym) succeed, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) hit
(entail) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(derivation) achiever, winner, success, succeeder
winnen
v.
win, gain, score, earn, enlist, mine
Win
(v. i.)
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
(a.)
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.
(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.
(a.)
To extract, as ore or coal.
(a.)
To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
(a.)
To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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