- 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.
- to be successful or competent and be acknowledged for it: My sister wins at finding the best bargains.
- 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 by over): 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- (used to acknowledge success, competence, etc.): I just got tickets to the concert. Win!
- to win or succeed, especially over great odds; triumph: His better nature finally won out.
- (used to express enthusiasm for someone or something that is very good, likely to succeed, etc.): A plant-based diet, for the win!
- 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.
- internet (def. 3).
- to dry (hay, wood, etc.) by exposure to air and sun.
- to achieve first place in a competition
- to gain or receive (a prize, first place, etc) in a competition
- to succeed in or gain (something) with an effort
- win one's spurs
- to achieve recognition in some field of endeavour
- to be knighted
- to gain victory or triumph in (a battle, argument, etc)
- to earn or procure (a living, etc) by work
- to take possession of, esp violently; capture
- to reach with difficulty (a desired condition or position) or become free, loose, etc, with effort
- to turn someone into (a supporter, enemy, etc)
- to gain (the sympathy, loyalty, etc) of someone
- 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
- an expression of resignation after an unsuccessful attempt to overcome difficulties
- a success, victory, or triumph
- profit; winnings
- the act or fact of reaching the finishing line or post first
- to dry (grain, hay, peat, etc) by exposure to sun and air
- a less common word for winnow
