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winning

[win-ing]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that wins.

Usually, winnings. something that is won, especially money.

Mining.

any opening by which coal is being or has been extracted.

a bed of coal ready for mining.

adjective

that wins; successful or victorious, as in a contest: the winning team.

charming; engaging; pleasing: a winning child; a winning smile.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun); see win, -ing¹, -ing²

Related forms

win·ning·ly, adverb

win·ning·ness, noun

un·win·ning, adjective

Synonyms
5. captivating, attractive, winsome.

Antonyms
1, 4. losing. 5. repulsive.

Example Sentences

With vast resources from stolen financial information, cyberattackers are winning a technology arms race.

In addition, the winning designer will receive jacket credit on all the series' books.

The emerging economies are winning the currency war.

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With vast resources from stolen financial information, cyberattackers are winning a technology arms race.

In addition, the winning designer will receive jacket credit on all the series' books.

The emerging economies are winning the currency war.

Strong emotion in these scenes will set winning pictures apart.

New research shows that long commutes affect a team's chances of winning.

Just watched this interesting video about the process of choosing a winning shot.

Get ideas for your own yard from these winning spaces for living and entertaining.

But that's not possible, since the lottery corporation needs to control the number of winning tickets.

Our faculty and students are winning international acclaim.

Only sharp-eyed spectators can tell which one is winning.

Odds of winning depend on total number of eligible entries received.

The loser's brain presents a different pattern-that he's due for a winning streak.

Some of this year's and past years' winning entries appear in these pages.

We've collected a winning lineup of fall recipes featuring the season's star ingredient: the pumpkin.

Riches, domination of others, and winning at all costs are more likely to stir self-disgust than contentment.

Anyone able to make winning bets on equities on the basis of a container-load of seismic data should probably be congratulated.

The winning family can select hours of participation, depending on interest and ages.

Research shows that long commutes affect a team's chances of winning.

Maripi, the anteater cub's mom, will then choose the winning name of her pup.

Winning videos from other categories can be viewed here.

When traders are on a winning streak, their testosterone levels surge, sparking such euphoria that they underestimate risk.

From winning mates to swinging through trees, tails seem to have endless uses.

The winning combination is simple in its ingredients but quite fancy in its execution.

Submitting a winning proposal to the right agency can involve trial and error.

What makes these creations so winning is their exuberance not skilful mastery of technique or sophisticated drawing.

It will be seen that the baked apple and the raw egg are near the winning post, the egg being tied by the fish.

Those scholarships can translate into winning seasons and more money in the athletic department.

But winning a board game is a trivial task compared with understanding the complexities and idiosyncrasies of human speech.

The first task was a simple game in which participants had to choose one of three cards in the hope of winning a cash prize.

In the humanities, the postdoc space is inhabited by a few who have chosen it-perhaps by winning a fellowship or an award.

Bets would then be placed via special lottery tickets that pay out if punters select a winning team as well as a winning ticket.

Upon winning, a message would go out to every player announcing the winning number for that drawing.

The developer of the device in the winning entry says it was used without permission.

And yet it is too early to say that the government is winning.

And in many cases, the colleges are winning and the adjuncts are losing.

Compare the probability of winning a given poker hand to the probability of winning a given lottery pot.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used without object)

to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.

to succeed by striving or effort: He applied for a scholarship and won.

to gain the victory; overcome an adversary: The home team won.

verb (used with object)

to succeed in reaching (a place, condition, etc.), especially by great effort: They won the shore through a violent storm.

to get by effort, as through labor, competition, or conquest: He won his post after years of striving.

to gain (a prize, fame, etc.).

to be successful in (a game, battle, etc.).

to make (one's way), as by effort or ability.

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to attain or reach (a point, goal, etc.).

10.

to gain (favor, love, consent, etc.), as by qualities or influence.

11.

to gain the favor, regard, or adherence of.

12.

to gain the consent or support of; persuade (often followed by over): The speech won them over to our side.

13.

to persuade to marry; gain in marriage.

14.

British Mining.

to obtain (ore, coal, etc.).

to prepare (a vein, bed, mine, etc.) for working, by means of shafts or the like.

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noun

15.

a victory, as in a game or horse race.

16.

the position of the competitor who comes in first in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place (def. 27b), show (def. 27).

Verb phrase

17.

win out, to win or succeed, especially over great odds; triumph: His finer nature finally won out.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English winnen (v.), Old English winnan to work, fight, bear; cognate with German gewinnen, Old Norse vinna, Gothic winnan

Related forms

win·na·ble, adjective

Synonyms
5. obtain, secure, acquire, achieve, reach, procure. See gain¹. 12. convince.

verb (used with object), winned, win·ning. Scot. and North England.

to dry (hay, wood, etc.) by exposure to air and sun.

Origin:
1550–60; perhaps variant of winnow

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World English Dictionary

winning (ˈwɪnɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	(of a person, character, etc) charming, engaging, or attractive: winning ways; a winning smile
2.	gaining victory: the winning stroke

—n
3.	a. a shaft or seam of coal
	b. the extraction of coal or ore from the ground
4.	(plural) money, prizes, or valuables won, esp in gambling

'winningly

—*adv*

'winningness

—n

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Word Origin & History

win

fusion of O.E. winnan "struggle for, work at, strive, fight," and gewinnan "to gain or succeed by struggling, to win," both from P.Gmc. *wenwanan (cf. O.S. winnan, O.N. vinna, O.Fris. winna, Du. winnen "to gain, win," Dan. vinde "to win," O.H.G. winnan "to strive, struggle, fight," Ger. gewinnen "to

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gain, win," Goth. gawinnen "to suffer, toil"). Perhaps related to wish, or from PIE *van- "overcome, conquer." Sense of "to be victorious" is recorded from c.1300. The noun in O.E. meant "labor, strife, conflict;" modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb. Breadwinner (see bread) preserves the sense of "toil" in O.E. winnan. Phrase you can't win them all (1954) first attested in Raymond Chandler.

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