| win | | |
| win | (n.) | a victory (as in a race or other competition).; "he was happy to get the win" |
| profits, win, winnings | (n.) | something won (especially money). |
| win | (v.) | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious.; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" |
| acquire, gain, win | (v.) | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | (v.) | 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" |
| bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | (v.) | 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" |
| vanquish | | |
| beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | (v.) | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| prevail | | |
| dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule | (v.) | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |
| hold, obtain, prevail | (v.) | be valid, applicable, or true.; "This theory still holds" |
| die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | (v.) | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| prevail, triumph | (v.) | prove superior.; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" |
| prevail | (v.) | use persuasion successfully.; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" |
| overthrow | | |
| overthrow | (n.) | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| derangement, overthrow, upset | (n.) | the act of disturbing the mind or body.; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" |
| bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | (v.) | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | (v.) | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| hen-peck | | |
| hen-peck, nag, peck | (v.) | bother persistently with trivial complaints.; "She nags her husband all day long" |
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