Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take_the_cake

1 sense of take the cake

Sense 1
take the cake -- (rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!")
       => win -- (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game")