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Bagged vs. Win

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Baggedverb

simple past tense and past participle of bag

‘The groceries had already been bagged.’;

Winverb

To conquer, defeat.

Baggedadjective

Having been placed in a bag.

Winverb

To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

Baggedadjective

(colloquial) Having been caught or successfully hunted.

Winverb

(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

Winverb

(transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.

‘to win the jackpot in a lottery;’; ‘to win a bottle of wine in a raffle’;

Winverb

(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

Winverb

(intransitive) To achieve victory.

‘Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?’;

Winverb

(transitive) To obtain (something desired).

‘The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.’;

Winverb

(transitive) To cause a victory for someone.

‘The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.’; ‘The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.’;

Winverb

To extract (ore, coal, etc.).

Winverb

To dry by exposure to the wind.

Winnoun

An individual victory.

‘Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.’;

Winnoun

(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.

Winnoun

(obsolete) Gain; profit; income.

Winnoun

(obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.

Winnoun

(Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.

Winverb

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.

‘Thy well-breathed horseImpels the flying car, and wins the course.’;

Winverb

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.’; ‘She is a woman; therefore to be won.’;

Winverb

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.

Winverb

To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.

‘Even in the porch he him did win.’; ‘And when the stony path began,By which the naked peak they wan,Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.’;

Winverb

To extract, as ore or coal.

Winverb

To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

‘Nor is it aught but justThat he, who in debate of truth hath won,should win in arms.’;

Winnoun

a victory (as in a race or other competition);

‘he was happy to get the win’;

Winnoun

something won (especially money)

Winverb

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious;

‘He won the Gold Medal in skating’; ‘Our home team won’; ‘Win the game’;

Winverb

win something through one's efforts;

‘I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese’; ‘Gain an understanding of international finance’;

Winverb

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’;

Winverb

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’;

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