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gain
  • n  a quantity that is added
    they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
  • n  the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  • n  the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
  • n  the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
  • v  obtain
  • v  win something through one's efforts
  • v  derive a benefit from
  • v  reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • v  obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
    The home team was gaining ground
  • v  rise in rate or price
    The stock market gained 24 points today
  • v  increase or develop
    the peace movement gained momentum
  • v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • v  increase (one's body weight)
    She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
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gag
  • n  a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    he knows a million gags
  • n  restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
  • v  prevent from speaking out
    The press was gagged
  • v  be too tight; rub or press
  • v  tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
    The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
  • v  make jokes or quips
    The students were gagging during dinner
  • v  struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
  • v  cause to retch or choke
  • v  make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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gag law
  • n  a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
  • n  any law that limits freedom of the press
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gag order
  • n  a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
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gag reflex
  • n  normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
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gag rule
  • n  a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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gagarin
  • n  Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
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