v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Won Obs. Wan p. pr. & vb. n. Winning. ] [ OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. √138. Cf. Venerate, Winsome, Wish, Wont, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. 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. “This city for to win.” Chaucer. “Who thus shall Canaan win.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy well-breathed horse
Impels the flying car, and wins the course. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

She is a woman; therefore to be won. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Even in the porch he him did win. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

And when the stony path began,
By which the naked peak they wan,
Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor is it aught but just
That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
should win in arms. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To win of, to be conqueror over. [ Obs. ] Shak. --
To win on or
To win upon. (a) To gain favor or influence with. “You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.” Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. “The rabble . . . will in time win upon power.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Winced p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing ] [ OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Winch. ] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wince pit,
Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of one who winces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Linsey-woolsey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A wince. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Wince. ] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [ 1913 Webster ]