win
1. a victory (as in a race or other competition) (Freq. 2)
- he was happy to get the win
• Hypernyms:
victory, triumph
• Hyponyms:
first-place finish
2. something won (especially money)
• Syn:
winnings, profits
• Ant:
losings (for: winnings)
• Derivationally related forms:
win (for: winnings)
• Hypernyms:
financial gain
1. be the winner in a contest or competition;
be victorious (Freq. 71)
- He won the Gold Medal in skating
- Our home team won
- Win the game
• Ant:
lose
• Derivationally related forms:
winner, winnings
• Hyponyms:
romp, carry, take, sweep, prevail,
triumph, take the cake
• Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
- They win
2. win something through one's efforts (Freq. 42)
- I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
- Gain an understanding of international finance
• Syn:
acquire, gain
• Ant:
lose
• Derivationally related forms:
gainer (for: gain), winner, winnings, winning
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
cozen
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They win the money
3. obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (Freq. 2)
- 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 (for: gain)
• Derivationally related forms:
gainer (for: gain)
• Hyponyms:
steal, score, hit, tally, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
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 (for: succeed)
• Derivationally related forms:
winner, succeeder (for: succeed)
• Hyponyms:
hit, pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off,
manage, pass, clear, luck out, hit the jackpot, nail down,
nail, peg, make it, run, work, act,
pan out, achieve, accomplish, attain, reach, arrive,
get in, go far
• Entailment:
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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