winning Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun succeeding with great difficulty
    • winning is not everything
  2. verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
    win.
    • He won the Gold Medal in skating
    • Our home team won
    • Win the game
  3. verb win something through one's efforts
    win; acquire; gain.
    • I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
    • Gain an understanding of international finance
  4. verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
    make headway; advance; gain ground; get ahead; win; gain; pull ahead.
    • 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
  5. verb attain success or reach a desired goal
    win; come through; succeed; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
    • The enterprise succeeded
    • We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
    • she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
  6. adjective satellite having won
    victorious.
    • the victorious entry
    • the winning team
  7. adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
    fetching; taking.
    • a fetching new hairstyle
    • something inexpressibly taking in his manner
    • a winning personality

WordNet

Win"ning adjective
Definitions
  1. Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address. "Each mild and winning note." Keble.
Win"ning noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913