gain
- Preposition. (obsolete) Against.
- Adjective. (obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
- Adjective. (obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
- Adjective. (dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
- Adjective. (dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
- Adverb. (obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
- Adverb. (dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
- Adverb. (dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
- Noun. The act of gaining.
- Noun. What one gains, as a return on investment or dividend.
- Noun. (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- Verb. (transitive) To acquire possession of what one did not have before.
- Verb. (transitive) To increase.
- Verb. (intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
- Verb. (transitive) To reach.
- Verb. (intransitive) To put on weight.
- Verb. (context, of a clock or watch) To run fast.
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