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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The win or winning of a game. UK, dialectal

Verb

1. 1
   To overcome; gain one's point; exceed. UK, dialectal, transitive

Synonyms

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baffleconvincedefeateat someone for breakfasteat someone's lunchflog

Antonyms

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capitulate

Etymology

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.

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