'To win on' definitions:
Definition of 'To win on'
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- Win \Win\, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. [1913 Webster]
- Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.
- To win on or To win 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. [1913 Webster]