Thy well-breathed horse
Impels the flying car, and wins the course. Dryden.

Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney.

She is a woman; therefore to be won. Shak.

Even in the porch he him did win. Spenser.

And when the stony path began,
By which the naked peak they wan,
Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.

Nor is it aught but just
That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
should win in arms. Milton.

To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak. -- To win on or upon. (a) To gain favor or influence with. "You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others." Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. "The rabble . . . will in time win upon power." Shak.