To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort

• rate

  1. A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity:
  2. A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion:
  3. The cost per unit of a commodity or service:

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  1. A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity:
  2. A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion:
  3. The cost per unit of a commodity or service:

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• merit

  1. Superior quality or worth; excellence:
  2. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue:
  3. Demonstrated ability or achievement:

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  1. Superior quality or worth; excellence:
  2. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue:
  3. Demonstrated ability or achievement:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• earn

  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
  2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
  3. To yield as return or profit:

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  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
  2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
  3. To yield as return or profit:

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• deserve

  1. To be worthy of; merit:

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  1. To be worthy of; merit:

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To obtain possession or control of

• cop

  1. A police officer.
  2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions:

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  1. A police officer.
  2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions:

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• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• capture

  1. To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
  2. To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest:
  3. To attract and hold:

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  1. To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
  2. To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest:
  3. To attract and hold:

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To come into possession of

• pick up

  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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• land

  1. The solid ground of the earth.
  2. Ground or soil:
  3. A topographically or functionally distinct tract:

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  1. The solid ground of the earth.
  2. Ground or soil:
  3. A topographically or functionally distinct tract:

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• secure

  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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• procure

  1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:
  2. To bring about; effect:
  3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

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  1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:
  2. To bring about; effect:
  3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

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• obtain

  1. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
  2. To be in existence, in effect, or customary:
  3. To succeed.

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  1. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
  2. To be in existence, in effect, or customary:
  3. To succeed.

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• come by

  1. To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
  2. (intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
  3. A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

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  1. To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
  2. (intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
  3. A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

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• acquire

  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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To receive, as wages, for one's labor

• pull down

  1. designating or of a menu whose options are displayed beneath its title with a click of the mouse

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  1. designating or of a menu whose options are displayed beneath its title with a click of the mouse

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• make

  1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
  2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
  3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

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  1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
  2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
  3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• earn

  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
  2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
  3. To yield as return or profit:

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  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
  2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
  3. To yield as return or profit:

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The act of conquering

• victory

  1. A defeat of an enemy or opponent:
  2. A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle:
  3. The state or fact of having defeated an opponent or of having achieved success:

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  1. A defeat of an enemy or opponent:
  2. A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle:
  3. The state or fact of having defeated an opponent or of having achieved success:

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• triumph

  1. To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. To rejoice over a success or victory; exult:
  3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.

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  1. To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. To rejoice over a success or victory; exult:
  3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.

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• conquest

  1. The act or process of conquering:
  2. Something, such as territory, acquired by conquering.
  3. A person or group whose affection or admiration has been gained:

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  1. The act or process of conquering:
  2. Something, such as territory, acquired by conquering.
  3. A person or group whose affection or admiration has been gained:

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To gain a victory

• triumph

  1. To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. To rejoice over a success or victory; exult:
  3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.

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  1. To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. To rejoice over a success or victory; exult:
  3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.

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• overwhelm

  1. To surge over and submerge; engulf:
  2. To defeat completely and decisively:
  3. To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

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  1. To surge over and submerge; engulf:
  2. To defeat completely and decisively:
  3. To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

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• overcome

  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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• conquer

  1. To gain control of or subdue by military force:
  2. To defeat in war:
  3. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):

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  1. To gain control of or subdue by military force:
  2. To defeat in war:
  3. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):

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• be first

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• come out first

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• get-the-best-of

  1. Alternative form of get the better of.

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  1. Alternative form of get the better of.

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• prevail

  1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph:
  2. To be most common or frequent; be predominant:
  3. To be in force, use, or effect; be current:

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  1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph:
  2. To be most common or frequent; be predominant:
  3. To be in force, use, or effect; be current:

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• be victorious

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To obtain

• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• acquire

  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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To reach

• effect

  1. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
  2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
  3. Advantage; avail:

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  1. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
  2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
  3. Advantage; avail:

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• accomplish

  1. To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.

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  1. To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.

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• attain

  1. To gain as an objective; achieve:
  2. To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time:
  3. To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression:

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  1. To gain as an objective; achieve:
  2. To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time:
  3. To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression:

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To convince

• influence

  1. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort:
  2. Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position:
  3. A person who exerts such power:

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  1. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort:
  2. Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position:
  3. A person who exerts such power:

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• overcome

  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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• sway

  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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• prevail-upon

  1. (idiomatic) To convince; to persuade.

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  1. (idiomatic) To convince; to persuade.

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• talk into

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• convert

  1. To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform:
  2. To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose:
  3. To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief:

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  1. To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform:
  2. To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose:
  3. To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief:

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• bring around

  1. Alternative form of bring round.

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  1. Alternative form of bring round.

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• persuade

  1. To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty:

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  1. To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty:

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• bring-over

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see bring,‎ over.
  2. To cause to change allegiance or point of view.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see bring,‎ over.
  2. To cause to change allegiance or point of view.

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• win over

  1. (idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.

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  1. (idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.

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