Definition of win Win

/wɪˈn/ - [win] - Win

We found 31 definitions of win from 8 different sources.

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What does win mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: wins

win - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
  victory, triumph 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"
win - something won (especially money)
  winnings, profits
  financial gain the amount of monetary gain

Verb

wins, winning, won  

win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
  lose fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
  compete, vie, contend compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  romp win easily; "romp a race"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
  sweep win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  triumph, prevail use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
  take the cake rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
win - 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"
  succeed, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
  assay, attempt, essay, seek, try analyze (chemical substances)
  go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage
  hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
  bring off, carry off, pull off, negociate, manage cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
  clear, pass free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
  hit the jackpot, luck out succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
  nail down, peg, nail succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
  make it, pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
  run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
  act, work behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
  pan out be a success; "The idea panned out"
  achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
  arrive, go far, make it, get in reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
win - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  acquire, gain
  lose fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
  acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  cozen cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
win - 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"
  gain, advance, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
  fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
  steal steal a base
  rack up, tally, score, hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • win (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.
  • win (a.)
    To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
  • win (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.
  • win (a.)
    To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
  • win (a.)
    To extract, as ore or coal.
  • win (v. i.)
    To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • win
    An individual victory, as in a race or competition.
  • win
    To achieve a victory.
  • win
    To attain a desired goal.
  • win
    To get as a price from a lottery or other competition.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • win
    A penny,

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • win
    Win first, lose last.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • baseball
    A win is a statistic in Major League Baseball given to the pitcher for the winning team.

Part of speech

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  • win, verb, present, 1st person singular of win (infinitive).
  • win, verb (infinitive).
  • win, noun, singular of wins.

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