Definitions
1.VerbTo acquire possession of."Looks like you’ve gained a new friend."
2.VerbTo have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress."The sick man gains daily."
3.VerbTo come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition."to gain a battle; to gain a case at law"
4.VerbTo increase.
5.VerbTo grow more likely to catch or overtake someone."to gain ground; I’m gaining (on you)."
6.VerbTo reach."to gain the top of a mountain"
7.VerbTo draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
8.VerbTo put on weight."I’ve been gaining."
9.VerbTo run fast, often by a specified amount."Don't rely on that clock: it gains."
10.NounThe act of gaining; acquisition."People are more willing to take a risk to avoid a loss than to make a gain."
11.NounThe thing or things gained.
12.NounThe factor by which a signal is multiplied.
13.PrepositionAgainst.
14.AdjectiveStraight, direct; near; short."the gainest way"
15.AdjectiveSuitable; convenient; ready.
16.AdjectiveEasy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
17.AdjectiveHonest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
18.AdverbStraightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
19.AdverbSuitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
20.AdverbTolerably; fairly."gain quiet"
21.NounA 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.