(71)S: (v) win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious) "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
(42)S: (v) acquire, win, gain (win something through one's efforts) "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
(2)S: (v) gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.) "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"; "win points"
S: (v) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage (be successful; achieve a goal) "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
S: (v) pass, clear (go unchallenged; be approved) "The bill cleared the House"
S: (v) work, act (have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected) "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
S: (v) arrive, make it, get in, go far (succeed in a big way; get to the top) "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"