absol. or intransitive. To overcome one's adversary, opponent, or competitor; to be victorious, gain the victory (now chiefly in sports or games of…

intransitive. To be victorious; to prevail; to succeed or prosper. Obsolete.

intransitive. to go away with: to win, succeed in winning; to carry off (a prize, spoil, etc.); to get away with. Also in †to go away with it: to…

To be victorious; to prevail; to gain the mastery. Const. over, †against, †on, †of, †in.

A day of contest on the battlefield; a battle, a fight; (in extended use) a contest of any kind. Frequently (now chiefly) in phrases, as to carry…

to bear it: to be successful or victorious; to gain an advantage. Cf. carry, v.. Obsolete.

transitive. With it. To prevail; to gain the advantage; to be superior in order or importance. Obsolete.

Phrases (sense 1): to play at bucklers, at sword and buckler: to fence; see also sword, n. to take up the bucklers: to enter the lists, present…

to carry one's point and variants: to be successful in putting across one's opinion or message, esp. in the face of opposition from others; to bring…

to carry it off. transitive. To win the prize; to be victorious in a contest. Obsolete. rare.

to ring the bell: to carry off the prize; to be the best of the lot; to win recognition; to be a complete success.