| NOUN | event | win | a victory (as in a race or other competition) |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | win, winnings, profits | something won (especially money) | |
| VERB | competition | win | be the winner in a contest or competition |
| possession | win, acquire, gain | win something through one's efforts | |
| competition | win, gain, advance, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc. | |
| social | win, succeed, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Sounds | wih'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 218 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A victory (as in a race or other competition). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was happy to get the win" | |
| Narrower | first-place finish | A finish in first place (as in a race) |
| Broader | victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest |
| Catalan | triomf | |
| Spanish | triunfo | |
| Adjectives | award-winning | having received awards / awards |
| Verbs | win | be the winner in a contest or competition |
| win | obtain advantages, such as points, etc. | |
| Meaning | Something won (especially money). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | winnings, profits | |
| Broader | financial gain | The amount of monetary gain |
| Opposite | losings, losses | Something lost (especially money lost at gambling) |
| Spanish | ganancia, lucro | |
| Verbs | win | win something through one's efforts |
| Meaning | Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They win | |
| Example | "Win the game" | |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| Entailed by | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Narrower | carry | win in an election |
| carry | Be successful in | |
| prevail, triumph | prove superior | |
| romp | win easily | |
| sweep | win / win an overwhelming victory in or on | |
| take | Obtain by winning / winning | |
| take the cake | Rank first | |
| Opposite | lose | fail to win |
| Catalan | guanyar, vèncer | |
| Spanish | ganar, triunfar, vencer | |
| Nouns | win | a victory (as in a race or other competition) |
| winner | the contestant who wins / wins the contest / contest | |
| winner | a gambler who wins a bet | |
| winnings | something won (especially money) | |
| Meaning | win something through one's efforts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Model | They win the money | |
| Synonyms | acquire, gain | |
| Narrower | cozen | cheat or trick |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Opposite | lose | fail to get or obtain |
| Nouns | winner | a gambler who wins a bet |
| winner | a person with a record / record of successes | |
| winning | succeeding with great difficulty | |
| winnings, win | something won (especially money) | |
| Meaning | Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | gain, advance, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground | |
| Narrower | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| steal | Steal a base | |
| Opposite | fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede | retreat |
| Nouns | win | a victory (as in a race or other competition) |
| Meaning | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | succeed, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | |
| Entails | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
| Narrower | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach | To gain with effort |
| arrive, make it, get in, go far | succeed in a big way | |
| hit | hit the intended target or goal | |
| luck out, hit the jackpot | succeed by luck | |
| nail down, nail, peg | succeed in obtaining a position | |
| pan out | Be a success | |
| pass, clear | Go unchallenged | |
| pass, make it | go successfully through a test or a selection process | |
| pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage | Be successful | |
| run | make without a miss | |
| work, act | Have an effect or outcome | |
| Opposite | fail, go wrong, miscarry | Be unsuccessful |
| Spanish | conseguir | |
| Nouns | winner | a person with a record / record of successes |