triumph

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To be victorious or successful; win.
• intransitive verb To rejoice over a success or victory; exult.
• intransitive verb To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.
• noun The act or fact of being victorious; a victory.
• noun Exultation or rejoicing over victory or success.
• noun A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
• noun A noteworthy achievement or success.
• noun A public celebration, especially in ancient Rome, to welcome a returning victorious commander and his army.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To enjoy a triumph, as a victorious general; ride in a triumph; celebrate successful achievement.
• To gain a victory; achieve success; prevail.
• To rejoice for victory; exult or boast.
• To take a trick; trump.
• To shine forth; make a brilliant show.
• To succeed in overcoming; prevail over; subdue; conquer.
• To cause to triumph; give victory to.
• To exult over; boast over.
• noun In Roman antiquity, a procession and religious ceremony in honor of a victory and the victorious leader.
• noun A public festivity or display of any kind, as an exhibition of masks; a tournament, stately procession, or pageant; a spectacle.
• noun The state of being victorious; the flush of victory.
• noun Successful enterprise or consummation; achievement; conquest.
• noun Joy or exultation for success; great gladness; rejoicing.
• noun A card of a suit which outranks all others; a trump. See trump, 1.
• noun An old game of cards, from which whist is probably derived; trump. See ruff and trump, 2.
• noun See the quotation and tarot.
• noun Synonyms Joy, Delight, etc. (see gladness), jubilee, jubilation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
• noun obsolete Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
• noun A state of joy or exultation for success.
• noun Success causing exultation; victory; conquest.
• noun obsolete A trump card; also, an old game at cards.
• intransitive verb To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
• intransitive verb To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
• intransitive verb To be prosperous; to flourish.
• intransitive verb obsolete To play a trump card.
• transitive verb obsolete To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• verb To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
• verb To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
• noun A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
• noun A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
• noun obsolete Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
• noun A state of joy or exultation at success.
• noun obsolete A trump card.
• noun A card game, also called trump.
• noun historical a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb be ecstatic with joy
• verb prove superior
• noun the exultation of victory
• noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest