different between victorious vs pinfall

English

Borrowed from Latin vict?ri?sus, from vict?ria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”).

victorious (comparative more victorious, superlative most victorious)

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
- 2009, Muse, “Uprising”:
  They will not force us, / They will stop degrading us, / They will not control us, / We will be victorious!
Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

pin +? fall

pinfall (plural pinfalls)

(wrestling) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.
- 2005, Jon Gallo, "Hammond's Cohen an Artist on the Mat," Washington Post, 3 Feb. (retrieved 14 July 2008),
  Cohen is best known for the confidence he displays on the wrestling mat, . . . stringing one move after another until he hears the referee's hand slap the mat to signal a pinfall.
(bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.
- 2007, Neil Amdur, "Bowling: Why a 900 Series Just Isn’t What It Used to Be ," New York Times, 1 Jul. (retrieved 14 July 2008),
  Allison, a member of the Bowling Hall of Fame, recently moved into ninth place for career pinfall with more than 103,000.

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