Definitions of win
British English : win If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved.He does not have any realistic chance of winning the election.The top four teams all won.wɪn VERB
verb
- (intransitive) to achieve first place in a competition
- (transitive) to gain or receive (a prize, first place, etc) in a competition
- (transitive) to succeed in or gain (something) with an effort ⇒ we won recognition
- See win one's spurs
- to gain victory or triumph in (a battle, argument, etc)
- (transitive) to earn or procure (a living, etc) by work
- (transitive) to take possession of, esp violently; capture ⇒ the Germans never won Leningrad
- when intr, foll by out, through, etc 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
- (transitive) to turn someone into (a supporter, enemy, etc) ⇒ you have just won an ally
- (transitive) to gain (the sympathy, loyalty, etc) of someone
- (transitive) to obtain (a woman, etc) in marriage
- (transitive) 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
- 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
- See you can't win
- 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
noun
- (informal ) a success, victory, or triumph
- profit; winnings
- the act or fact of reaching the finishing line or post first
verb
- to dry (grain, hay, peat, etc) by exposure to sun and air
- a less common word for winnow