win

Less common meanings

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   verbnonstandardtransitive

   To beat another person or side.

   He won me at every round of the card game.

   Can you win the champion in a fair match?

   UsageMost people say beat the champion.

   Similarbeat, defeat

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   override (rules)verbcolloquialintransitive

   To be the one that counts or comes first when rules, wishes, or choices disagree.

   Like a game where the higher card beats the lower one.

   My mom said no and my dad said yes, but Mom's answer wins.

   When two rules disagree, the newer rule should win.

   UsageSay this rule wins over that one.

   Similarprevail

   Oppositelose

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   reach (goal)verbliterarytransitive or intransitive

   To reach a place or goal after hard effort.

   I well may gang out, love, but I'll never win home.

   c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)

   And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they won, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.

   1808, Walter Scott, Marmion

   UsageSay they won through to the village.

   Similarreach, gain, attain

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8. 8
   nounobsolete

   Money or profit that someone gains or earns.

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9. 9
   nounobsolete

   All the money and goods that someone owns.

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10. 10
    verb

    To dig coal, metal, or other materials out of the ground.
11. 11
    noundialectalScotland

    A feeling of joy, pleasure, or delight.
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    verbdialectalScotland

    To dry something by leaving it out in the wind.