n. 25B6; verb
he gained a scholarship to the college : OBTAIN, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net, bag, scoop, wangle, swing, walk away/off with.
they stood to gain from the deal : PROFIT, make money, reap benefits, benefit, do well out of; informal make a killing, milk.
she had gained weight : PUT ON, increase in.
the others were gaining on us : CATCH UP WITH/ON, catch someone up, catch, close in on, near.
we gained the ridge : REACH, arrive at, get to, come to, make, attain, set foot on; informal hit.
lose.
25B6; noun
his gain from the deal : PROFIT, advantage, benefit, reward; percentage, takings, yield, return, winnings, receipts, proceeds, dividend, interest; informal pickings, cut, take, rake-off, slice of the cake; Brit. informal whack.
a price gain of 7.5 per cent : INCREASE, rise, increment, augmentation, addition.
loss, decrease.
25A0; gain time PLAY FOR TIME, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one's feet.