winning

v. be victorious; gain; obtain; arrive with great effort; succeed; acquire; convince; gain trust (or approval, favor, etc.)

adj. victorious; achieving success; captivating, fascinating

n. victory; gaining, earning; profit; opening to a coal mine

v. be victorious; gain; obtain; arrive with great effort; succeed; acquire; convince; gain trust (or approval, favor, etc.)

Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. A number of racecar drivers and racing persons appear in the film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim, Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup.
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(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Win
  

(n.)
The portion of a coal field out for working.
  

(n.)
The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
  

(n.)
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
  

(n.)
A new opening.
  

(a.)
Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address.
  

<jargon> (Said of people, computers, algorithms, programs) (To be) a success at a given task.
E.g. "WYSIWYG is a clear win for small documents".
"winnitude" is the quality posessed by something which wins. "winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective.
Synonyms: cuspy, elegant. Antonym: lose. Compare lossy, lossless.
[Jargon File]
(1996-09-08)

Noun
1. succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
(hypernym) success
(derivation) acquire, win, gain
Adjective
1. bringing success; "the winning run"
(similar) successful
2. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
(synonym) victorious
(similar) successful
3. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
(synonym) fetching, taking
(similar) attractive

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