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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. [root]138. Cf {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish}, {Wont}, a.] 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. Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car and wins the course. --Dryden. 2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. Thy virtue wan me with virtue preserve me --Sir P. Sidney. She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. 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. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic] Even in the porch he him did win. --Spenser. And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond. Syn: To gain; get procure; earn. See {Gain}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Won \Won\, imp. & p. p. of {Win}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Won \Won\, v. i. [See 1st {Wone}.] To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] `` Where he wans in forest wild.'' --Milton. This land where I have woned thus long. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Won \Won\, n. Dwelling; wone. [Obs.] --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: won adj : not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" [ant: {lost}] n 1: the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}] 2: the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {North Korean won}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: WON World-O-Networking (BeOS)
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