Win vs Rep - What's the difference?
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To conquer, defeat.
*1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book IV:
*:For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one kny?t at ones / and therfore yf ye wille fyghte soo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille assigne / And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne / ye say wel sayd sir Vwayne / therfor make yow redy so that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
*1998 , Rhapsody, Emerald Sword
*:For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword.
(label) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
(label) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
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(label) To obtain (someone) by wooing.
*Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
*:Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:She is a woman; therefore to be won .
(label) To achieve victory.
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(label) To obtain (something desired).
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(label) To cause a victory for someone.
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To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:Even in the porch he him did win .
*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
*:And when the stony path began, / By which the naked peak they won , / Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.
To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
:(Raymond)
gain; profit; income
wealth; owndom; goods
an individual victory (opposite of a loss)
* {{quote-news
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(slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
(countable) .
(weightlifting, countable) .
(countable) .
(theater, uncountable) .
To represent; to act as a representative for.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=Hal G. Evarts, title=The Settling of the Sage, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in. }}
* {{quote-news, year=1994, date=November 4, author=Bill Wyman, title=Evanston's New Music Hall/Veruca Salt Grow Up/Schmitsville, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=He left to help the Reader set up its national advertising arm, went back to Rolling Stone for five years, repped other magazines, and finally set up his own company, which currently scouts ads for the Atlantic, Spin, Discover, and a publication called Disney Adventures. }}
(knitting) repeat
* 2011 , Hannah Fettig, Closely Knit: Handmade Gifts For The Ones You Love (page 44)
(textiles) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
* 1923 , Theodore Dreiser, The Color of a Great City
Win is a related term of rep.
As a noun win
is pleasure; joy; delight or win can be gain; profit; income.As a verb win
is to conquer, defeat.As an initialism rep is
repose en paix/rip.win
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Verb
Derived terms
* play to win * win friends * win upEtymology 3
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
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Derived terms
* winning * winnings * winner * for the win * you win * win back * win through * win round * win out * win over * win-win English irregular verbs English three-letter words 1000 English basic words ----rep
English
(wikipedia rep)Etymology 1
Clippings of various words beginning with "rep".Noun
(en noun)- Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep .
- I get a better bicep workout if I use less weight and more reps .
- When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.
- John Doe is a participant in the House of Rep s.
- She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre.
Verb
(repp)citation
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- Rep' neck dec EOR 4 times more, AND AT THE SAME TIME, ' rep armhole dec EOR 4 (4,5) times more
Etymology 2
Back-formation from (reps), misinterpreted as a plural.Noun
(en noun)- Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble.