To gain by superiority in competition or contest;
to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the
prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a
country. "This city for to win." --Chaucer. "Who thus shall Canaan
win." --Milton. [1913 Webster] Thy well-breathed horse Impels the
flying car, and wins the course. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to
gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. [1913 Webster] Thy
virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913
Webster] She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. [1913
Webster]
To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain
the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or
approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury. [1913 Webster]
To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to
overtake. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Even in the porch he him did
win. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] And when the stony path began, By
which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir
W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
(Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster] Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain. [1913 Webster]
Winning \Win"ning\, a. Attracting; adapted to
gain favor; charming; as, a winning address. "Each mild and winning
note." --Keble. [1913 Webster]
Winning \Win"ning\, n.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest
or by competition. [1913 Webster]
The money, etc., gained by success in competition
or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural. [1913
Webster] Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer. [1913
Webster]
(Mining) (a) A new opening. (b) The portion of a
coal field out for working. [1913 Webster] Winning
headway (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in
post-and-stall working. Winning
post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race. [1913
Webster]
Word Net
winning See winwin
Noun
1 a victory (as in a race or other competition);
"he was happy to get the win"
Verb
1 be the winner in a contest or competition; be
victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team
won"; "Win the game" [ant: lose]
2 win something through one's efforts; "I
acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
international finance" [syn: acquire, gain] [ant: lose]
3 obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The
home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the
Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: gain, advance, pull ahead,
make
headway, get ahead,
gain
ground] [ant: fall
back]
4 attain success or reach a desired goal; "The
enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the
show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
succeed, come
through, bring
home the bacon, deliver
the goods] [ant: fail]
[also: won, winning]
winning adj
1 bringing success; "the winning run"
2 having won; "the victorious entry"; "the
winning team" [syn: victorious]
3 very attractive; capturing interest; "a
fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his
manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: fetching, taking] n : succeeding with great
difficulty; "winning is not everything"
Moby Thesaurus
Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, acceptable, accession, acquirement, acquisition, addition, admirable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, angelic, appealing, appetizing, ascendancy, ascendant, attainment, attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, caressable, catching, championship, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, coming by, conquering, conquest, consequential, coquettish, cuddlesome, defeating, delightful, desirable, dominant, dragging down, dulcet, earnings, easy victory, effective, effectual, efficacious, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, enviable, estimable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, flushed with success, gaining, getting, getting hold of, glamorous, grand slam, heart-robbing, hypnotic, important, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, influential, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, kissable, knockout, landslide, landslide victory, likable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, luxurious, magnetic, making, mastery, mesmeric, momentous, moneygetting, moneygrubbing, moneymaking, moral victory, mouth-watering, obtainment, obtention, overcoming, personable, persuasive, picnic, piquant, pleasing, potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, prevailing, procural, procurance, procuration, procurement, provocative, provoquant, pushover, ravishing, reputable, runaway victory, securement, seducing, seductive, sensuous, seraphic, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive, subdual, subduing, substantial, success, successful, sweet, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, to be desired, toothsome, total victory, triumph, triumphal, triumphant, trover, unobjectionable, vanquishing, victorious, victory, voluptuous, walkaway, walkover, weighty, win, winning streak, winsome, witching, worth havingEnglish
see winningsPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ
Verb
winning- present participle of win
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- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
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Derived terms
Adjective
- That constitutes a win.
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- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
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- That leads to success.
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- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
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- Attractive.
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- a winning smile
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Translations
That constitutes a win
- Finnish: voitto-
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: کۆمار
That leads to success
Attractive
- Finnish: valloittava, hurmaava
See also
Winning is a 1969
American
motion
picture starring Paul Newman
and Joanne
Woodward. A number of racecar drivers and racing
persons appear in the film, including Bobby Unser,
Tony
Hulman, Bobby Grim,
Dan
Gurney, Roger
McCluskey, and Bruce
Walkup.
Plot summary
The film centers on professional racecar driver Frank Capua (Newman) and his wife Elora (Woodward). Frank spends too much time in the garage, pushing Elora into the arms of Newman's main rival on the track, Luther Erding (Robert Wagner).Production
During preparation for this film, Newman was trained for the motorsport by drivers, Bob Sharp and Lake Underwood, at a race track high performance driving school—which sparked Newman's enthusiasm for the sport and led to his participation as a competitor in sports car racing during the remainder of his life.The film includes footage taken at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the legendary 2.5 mile
track.
External links
winning in Russian: Побеждая
(фильм)