What is the meaning of winning?

noun

• Succeeding with great difficulty.
  • usage: "winning is not everything"

verb

• Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious.
  • usage: "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
  • synonyms: win
• Win something through one's efforts.
  • usage: "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  • synonyms: acquire, win, gain
• Obtain advantages, such as points, etc..
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
• Attain success or reach a desired goal.
  • usage: "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
  • synonyms: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

adjective

• Having won.
  • usage: "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
  • synonyms: victorious
• Very attractive; capturing interest.
  • usage: "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
  • synonyms: fetching, taking