Win

win, v.t. to get by labour: to gain in contest: to allure to kindne , to gain: to achieve, effect: to attain: to induce: in mining, to sink down to a bed of coal: to obtain the favour of.— v.i. to gain the victory: to gain favour: ( prov. ) to make one's way, to succeed in getting:— pr.p. win′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. won (wun).— n. a victory, succe .— ns. Win′ner ; Win′ning , the act of one who wins: that which is won (usually in pl. ): a shaft or pit to open a bed of coal.— adj. influencing: attractive.— adv. Win′ningly .— ns. Win′ningne ; Win′ning-post , the goal of a race-course.— Win by a head , to win very narrowly; Win in a canter , to win easily, as it were at an easy gallop; Win on , upon , to gain upon, to obtain favour with; Win , or Gain , one's spurs , to earn one's knighthood by valour on the field, hence to gain recognition or reputation by merit of any kind. [A.S. winn an , to suffer, to struggle; Ice. vinna , to accomplish, Ger. gewinnen , to win.]