Winning vs Beating - What's the difference?
winning | beating |
That constitutes a win.
That leads to success.
Attractive.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
(chiefly, in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
* Chaucer
(mining) A new opening.
The portion of a coalfield out for working.
action of the verb to beat
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=Jonathan Wilson
, title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao
, work=the Guardian
a heavy defeat or setback
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 23
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
the pulsation of the heart
As verbs the difference between winning and beating
is that winning is present participle of lang=en while beating is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between winning and beating
is that winning is the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition while beating is action of the verb to beatAs an adjective winning
is that constitutes a win.winning
English
Verb
(head)- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
* winningsAdjective
(en-adj)- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- a winning smile
Noun
(en noun)- Ye seek land and sea for your winnings .
See also
* winnings * winningest ----beating
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn; Falcao, though, twisted back on to his left foot, leaving Amorebieta in a heap, and thumped in an inevitable finish – his 12th goal in 15 European matches this season.}}
citation, page= , passage=To increase United's pain, this was their first home defeat in any competition since April 2010, when they lost to Chelsea - but even that defeat, which effectively cost them the title, may not turn out to have the same long-term significance as this heavy beating .}}