Definition of gain

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Gain (n.) To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living..

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Snap :: Snap (v. t.) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.
Renew :: Renew (v. i.) To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again..
Stumble :: Stumble (v. i.) To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against..
Percuss :: Percuss (v. t.) To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination..
Reconsider :: Reconsider (v. t.) To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject..
Crusade :: Crusade (n.) Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance..
Weedy :: Weedy (superl.) Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons..
Return :: Return (v. i.) To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again..
Bargain :: Bargain (n.) A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain..
Boycott :: Boycott (v. t.) To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott..
Tarantella :: Tarantella (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia..
Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts..
Lean-to :: Lean-to (n.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall..
Review :: Review (n.) To retrace; to go over again.
Resume :: Resume (v. t.) To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse..
Mastax :: Mastax (n.) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food..
Reland :: Reland (v. t.) To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or embarked..
Apprenticeship :: Apprenticeship (n.) The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement..
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale..
With :: With (prep.) To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
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