The meaning of Victory

noun

A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.

Usage examples:

To reach this stage is a great achievement

noun

Something that you did or got after planning and working to make it happen, and that therefore gives you a feeling of satisfaction, or the act of working to make this happen

Usage examples:

[ c ] a scientific achievement, [ c ] for an actor, winning an oscar is one of the greatest achieve…

noun

Something that a person, company, etc. has done or finished successfully

Usage examples:

Look at your achievements and your value in monetary terms., the company's name is synonymous with …

noun

A punishment or assault in which the victim is hit repeatedly.

Usage examples:

If he got dirt on his clothes he'd get a beating

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

The act of hitting someone hard and repeatedly

Usage examples:

He escaped a beating., fig. this chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and da…

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Usage examples:

He conquered cyprus

verb

Present participle of conquer

Usage examples:

The spanish conquered the new world in the 16th century., the english were conquered by the normans…

noun

The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force.

Usage examples:

The conquest of the aztecs by the spanish

noun

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Usage examples:

He was overthrown in an army coup

adjective

Causing overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment.

Usage examples:

The news came as a crushing blow

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Usage examples:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Usage examples:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Usage examples:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

noun

A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

Usage examples:

The road was blocked by a landslide

noun

A mass of rock and earth falling unexpectedly down a steep slope

Usage examples:

A landslide victory, the senator won by a landslide last year.

noun

Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

Usage examples:

She played with some mastery

noun

Great skill in a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

noun

Complete control of something

Usage examples:

Her mastery of the situation

adjective

Extremely strong or intense; overwhelming.

Usage examples:

A feeling of overpowering sadness

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

Usage examples:

He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

adjective

Too strong to be able to continue or resist

Usage examples:

Firefighters were driven back by the overpowering heat of the flames., there's an overpowering smel…

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

noun

The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.

Usage examples:

There is a thin line between success and failure

noun

The achieving of desired results, or someone or something that achieves positive results

Usage examples:

[ u ] we’ve tried to contact him, but so far without success., [ c ] the dinner party was a great s…

noun

The achieving of the results that were wanted or hoped for

Usage examples:

The company's success is a result of its business model., success in sth knowledge workers are esse…

noun

A great victory or achievement.

Usage examples:

A garden built to celebrate napoleon's many triumphs

verb

Achieve a victory; be successful.

Usage examples:

Spectacle has once again triumphed over content

noun

A complete victory or success achieved esp. after great difficulties, making the result particularly satisfying

Usage examples:

[ c ] the elimination of smallpox was one of medicine’s greatest triumphs., we visited yorktown bat…

noun

The thorough defeat of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

The vanquishment of their enemies

verb

Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).

Usage examples:

United won four games in a row

noun

A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour; a victory.

Usage examples:

A 3–0 win over birmingham

verb

To defeat a competitor, or to achieve first position or get a prize in a competition

Usage examples:

[ i ] did they win last night?, [ t ] our team won the game!