[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. root138. cf. venerate, winsome, wish,
   wont, a.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            thy well-breathed horse
            impels the flying car, and wins the course.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or
      obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
      1913 webster

            thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

            she is a woman; therefore to be won.  --shak.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   4. to come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
      archaic
      1913 webster

            even in the porch he him did win.     --spenser.
      1913 webster

            and when the stony path began,
            by which the naked peak they wan,
            up flew the snowy ptarmigan.          --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   5. mining to extract, as ore or coal. --raymond.
      1913 webster

   syn: to gain; get; procure; earn. see gain.
        1913 webster
see also:
won wan winning venerate winsome wish 
wont gain 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winning \win"ning\, a.
   attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning
   address. "each mild and winning note." --keble.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winning \win"ning\, n.
   1. the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by
      competition.
      1913 webster

   2. the money, etc., gained by success in competition or
      contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
      1913 webster

            ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   3. mining
      a a new opening.
      b the portion of a coal field out for working.
          1913 webster

   winning headway mining, an excavation for exploration, in
      post-and-stall working.

   winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
      1913 webster
see also:
winning headway winning post 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winning
     see win
see also:
win 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

win
     n 1: a victory 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; "i acquired a passing
        knowledge of chinese"; "gain an understanding of
        international finance" syn: acquire, gain ant: lose
     3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "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
     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
     also: won, winning
see also:
winnings profits losings lose acquire gain 
advance pull ahead make headway get ahead gain ground 
fall back succeed come through bring home the bacon deliver the goods 
fail won winning 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winning
     adj 1: bringing success; "the winning run"
     2: having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" syn:
         victorious
     3: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new
        hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his
        manner"; "a winning personality" syn: fetching, taking
     n : succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not
         everything"
see also:
victorious fetching taking 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

167 moby thesaurus words for "winning":
   cadmean victory, ko, pyrrhic victory, acceptable, accession,
   acquirement, acquisition, addition, admirable, adorable, agreeable,
   alluring, angelic, appealing, appetizing, ascendancy, ascendant,
   attainment, attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching,
   blandishing, cajoling, captivating, caressable, catching,
   championship, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither,
   coming by, conquering, conquest, consequential, coquettish,
   cuddlesome, defeating, delightful, desirable, dominant,
   dragging down, dulcet, earnings, easy victory, effective,
   effectual, efficacious, enchanting, engaging, enravishing,
   enthralling, enticing, entrancing, enviable, estimable, exciting,
   exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious,
   flushed with success, gaining, getting, getting hold of, glamorous,
   grand slam, heart-robbing, hypnotic, important, in ascendancy,
   in the ascendant, influential, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
   irresistible, kissable, knockout, landslide, landslide victory,
   likable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, luxurious, magnetic, making,
   mastery, mesmeric, momentous, moneygetting, moneygrubbing,
   moneymaking, moral victory, mouth-watering, obtainment, obtention,
   overcoming, personable, persuasive, picnic, piquant, pleasing,
   potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, prevailing, procural,
   procurance, procuration, procurement, provocative, provoquant,
   pushover, ravishing, reputable, runaway victory, securement,
   seducing, seductive, sensuous, seraphic, siren, sirenic,
   spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive, subdual, subduing,
   substantial, success, successful, sweet, taking, tantalizing,
   teasing, telling, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating,
   titillative, to be desired, toothsome, total victory, triumph,
   triumphal, triumphant, trover, unobjectionable, vanquishing,
   victorious, victory, voluptuous, walkaway, walkover, weighty, win,
   winning streak, winsome, witching, worth having

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