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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
won
adj
  1. not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game"
    Antonym(s): lost
n
  1. the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}, won]
  2. the basic unit of money in North Korea
    Synonym(s): North Korean won, won
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor,
      fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen
      to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle,
      Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw.
      vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain,
      conquer. [root]138. Cf. {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish},
      {Wont}, a.]
      1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to
            obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win
            the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to
            win a country. [bd]This city for to win.[b8] --Chaucer.
            [bd]Who thus shall Canaan win.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and
                     wins the course.                                 --Dryden.
  
      2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or
            obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
  
                     Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     She is a woman; therefore to be won.   --Shak.
  
      3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor,
            friendship, or support of; to render friendly or
            approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
  
      4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
            [Archaic]
  
                     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.
  
      5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond.
  
      Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See {Gain}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Won \Won\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Win}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Won \Won\, v. i. [See 1st {Wone}.]
      To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] [bd] Where he wans in
      forest wild.[b8] --Milton.
  
               This land where I have woned thus long.   --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Won \Won\, n.
      Dwelling; wone. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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