Crossword clues for winning
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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.
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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. 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.
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To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
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.
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(Mining) To extract, as ore or coal.
--Raymond.Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.
Winning \Win"ning\, a.
Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning
address. ``Each mild and winning note.''
--Keble.
Winning \Win"ning\, n.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
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The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
Ye seek land and sea for your winnings.
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(Mining)
A new opening.
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The portion of a coal field out for working.
Winning headway (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working.
Winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
Wiktionary
1 That constitutes a win. 2 That leads to success. 3 attractive. n. 1 The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition. 2 (context chiefly in the plural English) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling. 3 (context mining English) A new opening. 4 The portion of a coalfield out for working. v
(present participle of win English)
WordNet
See win
adj. bringing success; "the winning run"
having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" [syn: victorious]
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"
v. 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]
win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: acquire, gain] [ant: lose]
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]
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]
Wikipedia
Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The film is about a racecar driver who aspires to win the Indianapolis 500. A number of racecar drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim, Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup.
Winning is a 1969 movie starring Paul Newman.
Winning may also refer to:
- Winning (book), a 2005 management book by Jack Welch
- "Winning" (Russ Ballard Song), also covered by Santana in 1981
- "Winning", a song by Chris Rea from Wired to the Moon
- "Winning", a song by Emily Haines (and the Soft Skeletons) from Knives Don't Have Your Back
- "Winning", a song by Gentle Giant from The Missing Piece
Winning is a 2005 book on management and business by Jack Welch, co-authored with his wife Suzy Welch. It was a best-seller, selling over 440,000 copies in the first six months of its release. He received an advance for the work of an estimated $4 million, down from the $7.1 million he received for his first book, Jack: Straight from the Gut.
"Winning" (where the Oberheim OB-Xa patch "Jump Brass" and Roland TR-808 claps were heard) is a pop rock single originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard on his 1976 album of the same name. It was subsequently recorded by Latin rock band Santana for the 1981 album, Zebop!. The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood. It was the sixth track on the album and was released as the third single (backed with "Brightest Star") and as a promotional music video. The Santana version reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Santana's ninth most successful song. "Winning" was also recorded by Rock/R&B singer Nona Hendryx (formerly of Labelle) for her 1977 debut solo album.
Usage examples of "winning".
Worse, traditional accounting provided benefits to companies that sold winning positions while holding on to losers.
Tange Kenzo, who began winning prizes in architectural competitions during the war and later was for a time associated with Maekawa.
Unhappily, the baronet, who by some fatality never could see when he was winning the battle, thought proper in his wisdom to water the dryness of his sermon with a little jocoseness, on the subject of young men fancying themselves in love, and, when they were raw and green, absolutely wanting to be--that most awful thing, which the wisest and strongest of men undertake in hesitation and after self-mortification and penance-- married!
It is hard to stay calm and casual in a crowd of potential bettors when you feel absolutely certain of winning any bet you can make.
He thought of her as his last fleeting glimpse had shown her, beautiful, not with the blossomy prettiness that passes away with the spring sunshine, but with a rich vitality of which noble outlines and winning expression were only the natural accidents.
While we were eating the soup the winning numbers from the lottery were brought in.
No slouch, the senior legate Gaius Verres had assessed Malleolus accurately before the party had got as far as Tarentum, and cultivated the quaestor with such charm and winning ways that Malleolus deemed Verres the best of good fellows.
Another quick glance told him that Mank was wrestling a smile though he seemed to be winning.
Her parents had told her that those were much more important than winning popularity contests, but Marcie was smart enough to know better.
There again was no long tale to tell of, for Hiarandi was just winning the gate, and the wall was cleared of the Roman shot-fighters, and the Markmen were standing on the top thereof, and casting down on the Romans spears and baulks of wood and whatsoever would fly.
And even then, we harbor little hope of winning if Nugaril and Mentes take an active role in the fighting.
Lord Havard might have replied to this was lost when Sir William Trevayne peevishly demanded that Milord accept his winnings or continue the game.
Sharp allowed the monoplane to proceed under its own power, while he raced on to the finish mark, winning, of course, by a large margin.
In the campaigns against Morillo, the Spanish commander-in-chief, his daring activity and success were striking, and to him was largely due the winning the last great battle of the war, that of Carabobo.
My ambitions were satisfied by winning the civil war here, and overfulfilled by the Sierran territory we have occupied.