intransitive verb. To come into possession or use of; acquire.

intransitive verb. To attain in competition or struggle; win.

intransitive verb. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve.

intransitive verb. To secure as profit or reward; earn.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To manage to achieve an increase of.

intransitive verb. To increase by (a specific amount).

intransitive verb. To come to; reach.

intransitive verb. To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.

intransitive verb. To increase; grow.

intransitive verb. To become better; improve.

intransitive verb. To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit.

intransitive verb. To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap.

intransitive verb. To put on weight.

intransitive verb. To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

noun. undefined

noun. Something gained or acquired.

noun. Progress; advancement.

noun. The act of acquiring; attainment.

noun. An increase in amount or degree.

noun. An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input.

noun. The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.

idiom. (gain ground) To progress, advance, or increase.

idiom. (gain time) To run too fast. Used of a timepiece.

idiom. (gain time) To delay or prolong something until a desired event occurs.

noun. A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.

transitive verb. To cut out a gain in.

transitive verb. To join by or fit into a gain.

noun. That which is acquired or comes as a benefit; profit; advantage: opposed to loss.

noun. The act of gaining; acquisition; accession; addition: as, a clear gain of so much.

noun. Increment of amount or degree; access; increase; used absolutely, comparative excess or overplus in rate, as of movement: as, a gradual gain in speed or in weight; a gain in extent of view or range of thought.

Straight; direct; hence, near; short: as, the gainest way.

Suitable; convenient; ready.

In provincial English use: Easy; tolerable.

Handy; dexterous.

Honest; respectable.

Moderate; cheap.

Against.

Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way.

Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.

Tolerably; fairly: as, gain quiet (pretty quiet).

noun. A spear or javelin.

noun. A mortise.

noun. In building, a beveled shoulder upon a binding-joist, intended to strengthen a tenon.

noun. In carpentry, a groove in which is slid a shelf or any piece similarly fitted.

noun. In coal-mining, a transverse channel or cutting made in the sides of an underground roadway for the insertion of a dam or close permanent stopping, in order to prevent gas from escaping, or air from entering.

To obtain by effort or striving; succeed in acquiring or procuring; attain to; get: as, to gain favor or power; to gain a livelihood by hard work; to gain time for study.

Specifically — To obtain as material profit or advantage; get possession of in return for effort or outlay: as, to gain a fortune by manufactures or by speculation.

To obtain by competition; acquire by success or superiority; win from another or others: as, to gain a prize, a victory, or a battle; to gain a cause in law.

To obtain the friendship or interest of; win over; conciliate.

"The company reported a 13% gain in 2009 revenue to $981 million and adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization of $311 million for the year, which represented a 10 gain%."

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