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Synonyms
win (wĭn)

[Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan, to fight, strive.]

verb: won (wŭn), win·ning, wins. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
  2. To achieve success in an effort or venture: struggled to overcome the handicap and finally won.

transitive verb 

  1. To achieve victory or finish first in.
  2. To receive as a prize or reward for performance.
    1. To achieve or attain by effort: win concessions in negotiations.
    2. To obtain or earn (a livelihood, for example). See synonyms at earn1
  4. To make (one's way) with effort.
  5. To reach with difficulty: The ship won a safe port.
  6. To take in battle; capture: won the heights after a fierce attack.
  7. To succeed in gaining the favor or support of; prevail on: Her eloquence won over the audience.
    1. To gain the affection or loyalty of.
    2. To appeal successfully to (someone's sympathy, for example).
    3. To persuade (another) to marry one: He wooed and won her.
    1. To discover and open (a vein or deposit) in mining.
    2. To extract from a mine or from mined ore.

noun 

    1. A victory, especially in a competition.
    2. First place in a competition.
  2. An amount won or earned.

phrasal verbs

win out
To succeed or prevail.
win through
To overcome difficulties and attain a desired goal or end.

idioms

win the day
To be successful.

derivatives

wińless
adjective
wińna·ble
adjective