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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  win
       
           (Said of people, computers, algorithms, programs)
          (To be) a success at a given task.
       
          E.g. "{WYSIWYG is a clear win for small documents".
       
          "winnitude" is the quality posessed by something which wins.
          "winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective.
       
          Synonyms: cuspy, elegant.  Antonym: lose.  Compare
          lossy, lossless.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1996-09-08)

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]
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              Even in the porch he him did win.     --Spenser.
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              And when the stony path began,
              By which the naked peak they wan,
              Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.          --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     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 ]


  Win \Win\, v. i.
     To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to
     prevail.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Nor is it aught but just
           That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
           should win in arms.                      --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     To win on or To win upon.
     (a) To gain favor or influence with. ``You have a softness
         and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.''
         --Dryden.
     (b) To gain ground on. ``The rabble . . . will in time win
         upon power.'' --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  win [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if
     no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it is sufficiently
     robust to take exceptions in stride. 2. n. Success, or a specific
     instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. "So it turned out I could use a
     lexer generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern recognizer. What
     a win!" Emphatic forms: `moby win', `super win', `hyper-win' (often used
     interjectively as a reply). For some reason `suitable win' is also
     common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a
     problem. Oppose lose; see also big win, which isn't quite just an
     intensification of `win'.

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  WIN
       WIssenschaftsNetz (network, DFN)

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 ]


  Win \Win\, v. i.
     To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to
     prevail.
  
           Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of
           truth hath won, should win in arms.      --Milton.
  
     To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     To win on or upon.
     (a) To gain favor or influence with. ``You have a softness
         and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.''
         --Dryden.
     (b) To gain ground on. ``The rabble . . . will in time win
         upon power.'' --Shak.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  win
     Αγγλικά n.
     ατομική νίκη
     Αγγλικά vb.
     νικώ, κερδίζω