Meaning of win in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To conquer, defeat.

• To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

• To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

• To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.

  Example: to win the jackpot in a lottery;  to win a bottle of wine in a raffle

• To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

• To achieve victory.

  Example: Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?

• To have power, coercion or control.

  Example: Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.

• To obtain (something desired).

  Example: The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.

• To cause a victory for someone.

  Example: The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.

• To extract (ore, coal, etc.).

noun

• An individual victory.

  Example: Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.

• A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.

• Gain; profit; income.

• Wealth; goods owned.

noun

• Pleasure; joy; delight.

verb

• To dry by exposure to the wind.