- a victory in a game, contest, etc.
- two wins and three defeats
- a comfortable/an easy win
- a home/an away win
- The team are in hot form with nine straight wins (= nine wins, one after another, without any losses).
- consecutive/successive wins
- They have not had a win so far this season.
- win over somebody France swept to a 6–2 win over Denmark.
- win against somebody People still talk about the famous win against Brazil.
- (figurative) The company is scoring big wins with new products.
Extra Examples- Her only big win came in the French Open ten years ago.
- Liverpool gained a thrilling 5–4 win over Glenavon.
- The Red Sox opened the season with five straight wins.
- The team claimed a 6–3 away win over Middlethorpe.
- They've gone four games without a win.
- Torino notched up a 2–1 win at Lazio.
- We've had three successive wins in the National League.
- Stephens' straight-sets win puts her through to the semi-final.
- Woods romped to a 12-shot win in the Open.
- After this year's election win, they have time on their side.
- He scored a memorable free-kick goal to seal the win.
- Brisbane finished third with 14 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws.
- It was a very well deserved win for the team.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- comfortable
- convincing
- …
- chalk up
- claim
- clinch
- …
- come
- keep somebody
- lift somebody
- …
- without a win
- win against
- win over
- …
Word OriginOld English winnan ‘strive, contend’ also ‘subdue and take possession of, acquire’, of Germanic origitn.
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