win

  • (verb): To conquer, defeat.
  • (verb): To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
  • (verb): To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
  • (verb): To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
  • (verb): To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
  • (verb): To achieve victory.
  • (verb): To have power, coercion or control.
  • (verb): To obtain (something desired).
  • (verb): To cause a victory for someone.
  • (verb): To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
  • to win the jackpot in a lottery;  to win a bottle of wine in a raffle
  • Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
  • Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.
  • The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
  • The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.