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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy well-breathed horse
              Impels the flying car, and wins the course.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or
        obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She is a woman; therefore to be won.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
        [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Even in the porch he him did win.     --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And when the stony path began,
              By which the naked peak they wan,
              Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.          --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Winning \Win"ning\, a.
     Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning
     address. ``Each mild and winning note.'' --Keble.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Winning \Win"ning\, n.
     1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by
        competition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The money, etc., gained by success in competition or
        contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mining)
        (a) A new opening.
        (b) The portion of a coal field out for working.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Winning headway (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in
        post-and-stall working.
  
     Winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
        [1913 Webster]

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 ]

  Winning \Win"ning\, a.
     Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning
     address. ``Each mild and winning note.'' --Keble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Winning \Win"ning\, n.
     1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by
        competition.
  
     2. 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. --Chaucer.
  
     3. (Mining)
        (a) A new opening.
        (b) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  winning
       See win

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  win
       n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy
            to get the win"
       2: something won (especially money) [syn: winnings, profits]
          [ant: losings]
       v 1: 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]
       2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
          knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
          international finance" [syn: acquire, gain] [ant: lose]
       3: 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]
       4: 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]
       [also: won, winning]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  winning
       adj 1: bringing success; "the winning run"
       2: having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" [syn:
           victorious]
       3: 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"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     Dutch n.
     1 acquisition, gain
     2 extraction
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wynnyng)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Winning
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     a.
     1 That constitutes a win.
     2 That leads to success.
     3 (senseid en attractive) attractive.
     n.
     1 The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
     2 (lb en chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in
  competition or contest, especially in gambling.
     3 (lb en mining) A new opening.
     4 The portion of a coalfield out for working.
     vb.
     (present participle of en win nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Winning
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     Dutch n.
     1 acquisition, gain
     2 extraction
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wynnyng)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Winning
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     Dutch n.
     1 acquisition, gain
     2 extraction
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wynnyng)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Winning
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     Englanti n.
     (''useimmiten monikossa'') voitto (esim. uhkapelissä)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w in ning)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  winning
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en win ordform=prespart); segrande
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb win)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  الفوز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  vítězný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  výherní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  získávání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  výhra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  vítězící

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  ennill 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  Abbau , Gewinnung , Förderung , Ausbeutung  [min.]
           Note: von etw.
     Synonyms: mining, winning extraction, extracting, extraction, recovery, exploitation
  
   see: coal mining, lignite mining, level free workings, open stope with pillar, uranium mining, hydraulic mining, auger mining, stowing exploitation, underground stoping, benching work, exhaustion, complete extraction, patching
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  Bergwerksbetrieb , Verhieb  [min.]
     Synonyms: mining, working
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  einnehmend, gewinnend 
        "a winning smile"  - ein gewinnendes Lächeln

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  erwerbend, bekommend, erlangend
   see: win, won
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  gewinnend, erringend
   see: win sth., won, win a battle, win the day, win sb.'s heart
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  siegend, siegreich 
        "Never change a winning team."  - Ändere nie eine erfolgreiche Mannschaft., Was funktioniert, soll man nicht ändern., Halte am Bewährten fest.
   see: winning team
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  aufschließend
     Synonyms: opening, developing, exposing
  
   see: open, develop, expose, win, opened, developed, exposed, won
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  winning //ˈwɪnɪŋ// 
  1. hurmaava, valloittava
  attractive
  2. voitto-
  that constitutes a win

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  1. nyertes
  2. gyôztes
  3. megnyerô
  4. nyerés
  5. megnyerés
  6. nyerô
  7. gyôzelem

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
  I.    zwycięski
  II.   winnings /wˈɪnɪŋz/  wygrana

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  winning //ˈwɪnɪŋ// 
  1. segrande
  attractive
  2. vinnande
  that constitutes a win

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  winning /wˈɪnɪŋ/
  1. kazanma, galip gelme
  2. (gen.) (çoğ.) kazanç, kazanılan para
  3. kazanan, galip
  4. cazip, alıcı, sevimli, hoş. winning stroke başarı kazandıran vuruş. winningly  cezbederek, cazip bir şekilde.

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  winning /winiŋ/
  abattage

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  winning /ʋˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  extracción

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  167 Moby Thesaurus words for "winning":
     Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, acceptable, accession,
     acquirement, acquisition, addition, admirable, adorable, agreeable,
     alluring, angelic, appealing, appetizing, ascendancy, ascendant,
     attainment, attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching,
     blandishing, cajoling, captivating, caressable, catching,
     championship, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither,
     coming by, conquering, conquest, consequential, coquettish,
     cuddlesome, defeating, delightful, desirable, dominant,
     dragging down, dulcet, earnings, easy victory, effective,
     effectual, efficacious, enchanting, engaging, enravishing,
     enthralling, enticing, entrancing, enviable, estimable, exciting,
     exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious,
     flushed with success, gaining, getting, getting hold of, glamorous,
     grand slam, heart-robbing, hypnotic, important, in ascendancy,
     in the ascendant, influential, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
     irresistible, kissable, knockout, landslide, landslide victory,
     likable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, luxurious, magnetic, making,
     mastery, mesmeric, momentous, moneygetting, moneygrubbing,
     moneymaking, moral victory, mouth-watering, obtainment, obtention,
     overcoming, personable, persuasive, picnic, piquant, pleasing,
     potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, prevailing, procural,
     procurance, procuration, procurement, provocative, provoquant,
     pushover, ravishing, reputable, runaway victory, securement,
     seducing, seductive, sensuous, seraphic, siren, sirenic,
     spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive, subdual, subduing,
     substantial, success, successful, sweet, taking, tantalizing,
     teasing, telling, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating,
     titillative, to be desired, toothsome, total victory, triumph,
     triumphal, triumphant, trover, unobjectionable, vanquishing,
     victorious, victory, voluptuous, walkaway, walkover, weighty, win,
     winning streak, winsome, witching, worth having
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 胜利,获得,成功;
  a. 得胜的,胜利的;
  vbl. 嬴得,胜利,成功;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 胜利,获得,成功,赢得物
     a. 得胜的,胜利的

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