Found 1 hit - Term: to gain upon, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gain \gain\, v. i.
to have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to
grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to
make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
1913 webster
thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by
extortion. --ezek. xxii.
12.
1913 webster
gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves,
which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
to gain on or to gain upon.
a to encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land.
b to obtain influence with.
c to win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or
contest.
d to get the better of; to have the advantage of.
1913 webster
the english have not only gained upon the venetians
in the levant, but have their cloth in venice
itself. --addison.
1913 webster
my good behavior had so far gained on the emperor,
that i began to conceive hopes of liberty. --swift.
1913 webster
see also:
gaining twist to gain on to gain upon
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Gain, definition of term: Gain
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Capital Gain, definition of term: Capital Gain
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Call Upon, definition of term: Call Upon
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Bear Upon, definition of term: Bear Upon
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Agreed Upon, definition of term: Agreed Upon
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