Definition of victory Victory

/vɪˈktɚi/ - [vikteree] - Vic•to•ry

We found 9 definitions of victory from 7 different sources.

What does victory mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: victories
victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
		triumph
		defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
		ending, conclusion, finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
		success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
		win a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
		pin, fall a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
		independence the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
		landslide a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
		last laugh ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last'); "we had the last laugh after the votes were counted"
		pyrrhic victory a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
		slam, sweep a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
		checkmate a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
		shoo-in, walkaway, laugher, runaway, blowout, romp a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
		service break a tennis game won on the opponent's service

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Wiktionary

victory (Noun)
An instance of having won a competition or battle.
victory (Verb)
To achieve a victory.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

victory (n.)
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

victory
An end to a struggle or contest that did end in success.
victory
A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

victory
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war, struggle, or combat; conquest; triumph.

Wikipedia

Victory is when you win an argument, war or test. Many songs have been made called "victory songs". Victory often comes with a lot of emotion. Victory is usually celebrated after winning, although there are many times not to, like after a war. The term began to be used in Roman antiquity.

Different types.

In terms of human emotion, victory is accompanied with strong feelings of gladness, and in human behavior is often accompanied with movements and victory poses.

Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel war dances and war cries performed before the violence.