make+gain

  • 51gain — [[t]geɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts; obtain; secure: to gain possession of land; to gain permission to enter[/ex] 2) to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed[/ex] 3) to… …

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  • 52gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …

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  • 53gain time — PLAY FOR TIME, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one s feet. → gain * * * phrasal : to obtain or effect a delay in an action (as by pretexts) * * * gain time To get extra time by delaying • • •… …

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  • 54gain — v. & n. v. 1 tr. obtain or secure (usu. something desired or favourable) (gain an advantage; gain recognition). 2 tr. acquire (a sum) as profits or as a result of changed conditions; earn. 3 tr. obtain as an increment or addition (gain momentum;… …

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  • 55make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56make — v 1. fabricate, manufacture, produce, mint; construct, build, assemble, set up; erect, elevate, raise, rear, put up; mold, form, fashion, model, shape, frame; create, invent, originate, devise, contrive, compose, write, put together; cast, block …

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  • 57make — [c]/meɪk / (say mayk) verb (made, making) –verb (t) 1. to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress. 2. to produce by any action or causative agency: to make trouble. 3. to cause to be or become; render: to… …

  • 58make — Synonyms and related words: Platonic form, Platonic idea, abide by, abscond, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act, add up to, adhere to, administer, aesthetic form, affect, affirm, aftermath, aggressive, agree to, alter, amount to, anatomy, animus,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 59make it — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, achieve success, advance, approach, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be a success, be able, be received, be up to, blow in, bob up, break through, can, can do, check in, clear,… …

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  • 60gain — v 1. obtain, get, acquire, procure, secure; reach, attain, achieve, arrive at, come to; win, (of a bill or motion) carry; earn, merit, capture, net, bag; harvest, garner, reap, gather, collect, pick up, glean; increase in, put on, add on; win… …

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