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win
1[win]
verb (used without object)
to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
My story won in the short fiction category.
to gain the victory; overcome an adversary.
The home team won.
to succeed by striving or effort.
He applied for a scholarship and won.
Slang., to be successful or competent and be acknowledged for it.
My sister wins at finding the best bargains.
verb (used with object)
to gain (a prize, fame, etc.).
She won a million dollars in the lottery.
to be victorious or successful in (a game, race, battle, etc.).
The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series two years in a row.
to obtain or earn (a point or goal); score.
You win 10 bonus points if you play all your cards in the same turn.
Our team won two goals in the first five minutes!
to get by effort, as through labor, competition, or conquest.
He won his post after years of striving.
to gain (favor, love, consent, etc.), as by qualities or influence.
You will win the kids’ respect if you take them seriously.
to gain the favor, regard, or adherence of.
The candidate won younger voters with his proposal on tuition aid.
to gain the consent or support of; persuade (often followed byover ).
The speech won them over to our side.
to succeed in reaching (a place, condition, etc.), especially by great effort.
They won the shore through a violent storm.
to persuade to marry; gain in marriage.
British Mining.
to obtain (ore, coal, etc.).
to prepare (a vein, bed, mine, etc.) for working, by means of shafts or the like.
noun
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
The Flames have had only two wins in the whole season.
the position of the competitor who comes in first in a horse race, harness race, etc.
Slang.
a success, or something good.
She was having a bad week, so she really needed a win.
the state or quality of being successful or good.
There was so much win in last night’s episode!
adjective
Slang.
successful or competent.
She got accepted for publication on her first try—I call that a win person!
very good or of high quality; awesome.
To hear him play, now that was win!
Those movers we hired did such a win job with our stuff.
interjection
Slang., (used to acknowledge success, competence, etc.).
I just got tickets to the concert. Win!
verb phrase
win out, to win or succeed, especially over great odds; triumph.
His better nature finally won out.
win
2[win]
verb (used with object)
to dry (hay, wood, etc.) by exposure to air and sun.
win
1/ wɪn /
verb
(intr) to achieve first place in a competition
(tr) to gain or receive (a prize, first place, etc) in a competition
(tr) to succeed in or gain (something) with an effort
we won recognition
to achieve recognition in some field of endeavour
history to be knighted
to gain victory or triumph in (a battle, argument, etc)
(tr) to earn or procure (a living, etc) by work
(tr) to take possession of, esp violently; capture
the Germans never won Leningrad
to reach with difficulty (a desired condition or position) or become free, loose, etc, with effort
the boat won the shore
the boat won through to the shore
(tr) to turn someone into (a supporter, enemy, etc)
you have just won an ally
(tr) to gain (the sympathy, loyalty, etc) of someone
(tr) to obtain (a woman, etc) in marriage
(tr)
to extract (ore, coal, etc) from a mine
to extract (metal or other minerals) from ore
to discover and make (a mineral deposit) accessible for mining
informal, an expression of resignation after an unsuccessful attempt to overcome difficulties
noun
informal, a success, victory, or triumph
profit; winnings
the act or fact of reaching the finishing line or post first
win
2/ wɪn /
verb
to dry (grain, hay, peat, etc) by exposure to sun and air
a less common word for winnow
Other Word Forms
- winnable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of win1
Word History and Origins
Origin of win1
Origin of win2
Idioms and Phrases
win the internet. internet.
win one's way, to advance or succeed, as by ability or effort.
The battalion won its way at great cost.
Your original ideas have won their way in a field where it is difficult to say anything new.
for the win, (used to express enthusiasm for someone or something that is very good, likely to succeed, etc.).
A plant-based diet, for the win!
More idioms and phrases containing win
- (win) hands down
- no-win situation
- slow but sure (steady wins the race)
- you can't win
- you can't win 'em all
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“How would I need them in order to win, ma’am?”
Then FA chief executive Adam Crozier coined the term 'Golden Generation' following England's 5-1 World Cup qualifying away win over Germany in 2001.
The country's most successful political party, when it comes to winning elections, finds itself in a position as dire as it is unprecedented.
Among the many questions Conservatives members at the party conference in Manchester are asking themselves: how they can win the support of young people?
The Welsh Conservatives have said they will replicate the cut if they win power in May's elections.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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