Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Win (-s, won)
win (-s, won), n. [OE winnan.] (webplay: courtship, country, heart, Kindness, time, way).
- Gain; acquire money by gambling.
- Vanquish; conquer; overcome; obtain a victory.
- Persuade; induce; seduce; sway.
- Endure; survive; live in spite of uneven odds.
- Convince; [fig.] kill; bear away.
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