win

Meanings

Plural: win, wins, won

Noun

• a victory (as in a race or other competition)
  • "he was happy to get the win"
• something won (especially money)
• An individual victory.
• A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
• Gain; profit; income.
• Wealth; goods owned.
• Pleasure; joy; delight.
• Alternative form of wynn.

Verb

• be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
  • "Win the game"
• win something through one's efforts
• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
• attain success or reach a desired goal
• 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.
• To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
• To achieve victory.
• To have power, coercion or control.
• To obtain (something desired).
• To cause a victory for someone.
• To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
• To defeat or surpass someone or something.
• To take priority.
• To dry by exposure to the wind.

Synonyms

achieve, acquire, advance, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, deserve, earn, gain, gain ground, get ahead, hit the jackpot, indebt, make headway, profits, pull ahead, score, succeed, triumph, victory, walk off with, winnings

Antonyms

fail, fall back, lose, losings, loss