Definitions for: Victory


[n] a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"



Webster (1913) Definition: Vic"to*ry, n.; pl. Victories. [OE. victorie, OF.
victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any
contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.

Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv.
54.

God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.

Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke.

Synonyms: triumph

Antonyms: defeat, licking

See Also: checkmate, conclusion, ending, fall, finish, independence, landslide, laugher, pin, Pyrrhic victory, romp, runaway, service break, shoo-in, slam, sweep, walkaway, win

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