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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish first; succeed |
| Synonyms: | achieve, be first, be victorious, beat, carry the day, come in first, conquer, edge, finish in front, finish off, gain, gain victory, overcome, overwhelm, prevail, run circles around, shut out, sink*, take the prize, triumph, upset, walk away with, walk off with |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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