Definition of gain

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Gain (n.) A square or beveled 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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Reinsert :: Reinsert (v. t.) To insert again.
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Resend :: Resend (v. t.) To send again; as, to resend a message..
Trip :: Trip (n. i.) Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail..
Garnishee :: Garnishee (n.) One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money..
Reinvest :: Reinvest (v. t.) To invest again or anew.
Shug :: Shug (v. i.) To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch..
Improvided :: Improvided (a.) Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.
Dispose :: Dispose (v. i.) To bargain; to make terms.
Kidnap :: Kidnap (v. t.) To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place..
Cope :: Cope (v. t.) To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
Declare :: Declare (v. i.) To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies..
Reaffirm :: Reaffirm (v. t.) To affirm again.
Court :: Court (v. t.) To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with.
Mimicry :: Mimicry (n.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism..
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Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit..
Reordain :: Reordain (v. t.) To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective..
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