gain

/ɡeɪn/ · noun

Meaning

The act of gaining; acquisition.
What is gained.
The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
To acquire possession of.
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
To increase.
To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
To reach.
Against.
Straight, direct; near; short.
Suitable; convenient; ready.
Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
Tolerably; fairly.
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

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