win

verb13

1. •
   to beat everyone else in a game, a fight, a vote or any other kind of competition

   • Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
   • Nah, I'd win.
2. •
   To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
3. •
   To have power, coercion or control.

   • Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.
4. •
   To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
5. •
   To obtain (something desired).

   • The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
6. •
   To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

   • Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me. — 1587
7. •
   To cause a victory for someone.

   • The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.
   • The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.
8. •
   (informal) To take priority.

   • If the local filters conflict with the global filters, the global filters always win.
9. •
   (informal) To defeat or surpass someone or something.
10. •
    To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
11. •
    To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
12. •
    (Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
13. •
    (no longer used) To conquer, defeat.

    • For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword. — 1998

noun5

1. •
   An individual victory.

   • Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
2. •
   (slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
3. •
   (Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
4. •
   (no longer used) Gain; profit; income.
5. •
   (no longer used) Wealth; goods owned.

phrase1

1. •
   Initialism of whip inflation now: a 1974 US political slogan.

noun1

1. •
   (informal) A Winchester firearm.

   • Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra. — 1997