| advertise |
to present as good or favorable in order to win people's business or support. [1/3 definitions] |
| Althea Gibson |
U.S. professional tennis player, who was the first African-American woman to win all the major world singles tennis titles (b.1927--d.2003). |
| beat |
to win against. [1/4 definitions] |
| cakewalk |
something considered to be easy to accomplish or win. [1/5 definitions] |
| compete |
to try to win or get something that others are also trying to get. |
| competition |
the process or act of trying to win. [1/2 definitions] |
| competitive |
having a strong desire to win or do better than other people. |
| competitively |
with strong desire to compete or to win. [1/2 definitions] |
| conquer |
to achieve victory; win. [1/4 definitions] |
| contender |
a person who competes with other people to try to win something, such as a prize or a position. |
| contest |
a sport or game that people try to win to get a prize; competition. [1/2 definitions] |
| coupon |
a small, printed slip of paper that gives someone a discount, admission to a performance, or a chance to win a prize. |
| courtier |
one who tries to win favor by flattery or servile behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| craps |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a game of dice in which a seven or eleven on the first throw wins, a two, three, or twelve loses, and any other first throw may win if it can be repeated before a seven. |
| dark-horse |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a contestant or candidate that might win unexpectedly. |
| defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game or battle. [1/4 definitions] |
| deuce1 |
in tennis and other racket sports, a tie score that requires either side to win two successive points in order to win the game. [1/2 definitions] |
| Don Budge |
U.S. tennis player who in 1938 was the first man to win the four tournaments that compose the grand slam of tennis (b.1915--d.2000). |
| evangelism |
the devoted preaching and spreading of the Christian gospel, in an effort to win converts to its doctrine or regain former believers; missionary work. [1/2 definitions] |
| gain |
to win or get by winning. [1/7 definitions] |
| game show |
a television show in which participants play various games of chance, skill, or memory in order to win prizes. |