(win) v. won (Obs. wan), won, win·ning v.i.
1. To gain a victory; be victorious; prevail, as in a contest: May the best man win.
2. To succeed in an effort or endeavor.
3. To succeed in reaching or attaining a specified end or condition; get: often with across, over, through, etc.: The fleet won through the storm.
4. Obs. To fight; struggle.
—v.t.
5. To be successful in; gain victory in: to win a game; to win an argument.
6. To gain in competition or contest: to win the blue ribbon.
7. To gain by effort, persistence, etc.: to win fame or fortune.
8. To influence so as to obtain the good will or favor of: often with over: His eloquence won the audience; We won him over to our side.
9. To secure the love of; gain in marriage: He wooed and won her.
10. To succeed in reaching; attain: to win the harbor.
11. To make (one's way), especially with effort.
12. To capture; take possession of.
13. To earn or procure, as a living: to win support from poor soil.
14. Mining a To extract, as ore or coal, or metal from ore. b To reach and open (a deposit, vein, etc.); prepare for mining. See synonyms under ALLURE, CONQUER, GAIN¹, GET, OBTAIN, PERSUADE, SUCCEED.
—to win out Colloq. To succeed to the fullest extent or expectation.
—noun
1. A victory; success.
2. Profit; winnings. [OE winnan contend, labor]

(win) v.t. Scot. & Irish
1. To winnow.
2. To cure, as hay.

(win) noun Scot.
Wind.