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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr & vb n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries winna, OS winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get gain, conquer. [root]138. Cf {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish}, {Wont}, a.] 1. 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. Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car and wins the course. --Dryden. 2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. Thy virtue wan me with virtue preserve me --Sir P. Sidney. She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. 3. 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. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic] Even in the porch he him did win. --Spenser. And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond. Syn: To gain; get procure; earn. See {Gain}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Win \Win\, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. Nor is it aught but just That he who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms. --Milton. {To win of}, to be conqueror over [Obs.] --Shak. {To win on} or {upon}. a To gain favor or influence with ``You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.'' --Dryden. b To gain ground on ``The rabble . . . will in time win upon power.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: win n 1: a finish in first place (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" 2: something won (especially money) [syn: {winnings}, {profits}] [ant: {losings}] v 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 [syn: {gain}] [ant: {lose}] 3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: win [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently {robust} to take exceptions in stride. 2. n. Success, or a specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. "So it turned out I could use a {lexer} generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern recognizer. What a win!" Emphatic forms: `moby win', `super win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a reply). For some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose {lose}; see also {big win}, which isn't quite just an intensification of `win'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: win(Said of people, computers, {algorithms}, programs) (To be) a success at a given task. E.g. "{WYSIWYG} is a clear win for small documents". winnitude" is the quality posessed by something which wins. winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective. Synonyms: {cuspy}, {elegant}. Antonym: {lose}. Compare {lossy}, {lossless}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-09-08) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: WIN WIssenschaftsNetz (network, DFN)
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