WIN (winning, won)

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Irregular inflected forms: winning    , won   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does win mean? 

• WIN (noun)
  The noun WIN has 2 senses:

1. a victory (as in a race or other competition)

2. something won (especially money)

  Familiarity information: WIN used as a noun is rare.

• WIN (verb)
  The verb WIN has 5 senses:

1. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

2. win something through one's efforts

3. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

4. attain success or reach a desired goal

5. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

  Familiarity information: WIN used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A victory (as in a race or other competition)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

he was happy to get the win

Hypernyms ("win" is a kind of...):

triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "win"):

first-place finish (a finish in first place (as in a race))

Derivation:

win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious)

win (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something won (especially money)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

profits; win; winnings

Hypernyms ("win" is a kind of...):

financial gain (the amount of monetary gain)

Derivation:

win (win something through one's efforts)

• WIN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they win    ... he / she / it wins   
Past simple: won   
Past participle: won   
-ing form: winning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

Win the game

"Win" entails doing...:

compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win"):

romp (win easily)

carry (be successful in)

take (obtain by winning)

sweep (win an overwhelming victory in or on)

carry (win in an election)

prevail; triumph (prove superior)

take the cake (rank first; used often in a negative context)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They win

Antonym:

lose (fail to win)

Derivation:

win (a victory (as in a race or other competition))

winner (a gambler who wins a bet)

winner (the contestant who wins the contest)

winnings (something won (especially money))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Win something through one's efforts

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

acquire; gain; win

Context example:

win someone's confidence and friendship

Hypernyms (to "win" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win"):

cozen (cheat or trick)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sentence example:

They win the money

Antonym:

lose (fail to get or obtain)

Derivation:

win (something won (especially money))

winner (a person with a record of successes)

winner (a gambler who wins a bet)

winning (succeeding with great difficulty)

winnings (something won (especially money))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win

Context example:

win points

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win"):

steal (steal a base)

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

win (a victory (as in a race or other competition))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Attain success or reach a desired goal

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win

Context example:

she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

"Win" entails doing...:

assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win"):

hit (hit the intended target or goal)

bring off; carry off; manage; negociate; pull off (be successful; achieve a goal)

clear; pass (go unchallenged; be approved)

hit the jackpot; luck out (succeed by luck)

nail; nail down; peg (succeed in obtaining a position)

make it; pass (go successfully through a test or a selection process)

run (make without a miss)

act; work (have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected)

pan out (be a success)

accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)

arrive; get in; go far; make it (succeed in a big way; get to the top)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

winner (a person with a record of successes)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

earn; garner; win

Context example:

its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'

Hypernyms (to "win" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win"):

letter (win an athletic letter)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

"But I shall have to cut a hole in your breast, so I can put your heart in the right place. I hope it won't hurt you."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

This won’t be money you earned necessarily, but money you are given. I will now explain.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"He'll have to learn to walk again," said the surgeon; "so he might as well start in right now. It won't hurt him. Take him outside."

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“All this have we won by our labour.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

“The more's the reason,” returned Peggotty, “for saying that it won't do. No! That it won't do. No! No price could make it do. No!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

And there won't be any time here.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It may be given to people who are unable to absorb nutrients through the intestinal tract because of vomiting that won't stop, severe diarrhea, or intestinal disease.

(Hyperalimentation, NCI Dictionary)

Finally, antibiotics won't help a cold.

(Cold and Cough Medicines, Food and Drug Administration)

It also suppresses your body's immune system so that it won't attack the new stem cells after the transplant.

(Bone Marrow Transplantation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

“Tom,” said the squire, “say you forgive me, won't you?”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)