Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)addition, increase, gaina quantity that is added“there was an addition to property taxes this year”,
“they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks” (n)profit, gainthe advantageous quality of being beneficial (n)amplification, gainthe amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input (n)gainthe amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating Verbs
(v)derive, gainobtain“derive pleasure from one's garden” (v)acquire, win, gainwin something through one's efforts“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”,
“Gain an understanding of international finance”,
“win someone's confidence and friendship” (v)reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gainreach a destination, either real or abstract“We hit Detroit by noon”,
“The water reached the doorstep”,
“We barely made it to the finish line”,
“I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts” (v)gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain groundobtain advantages, such as points, etc.“The home team was gaining ground”,
“After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference”,
“win points” (v)advance, gainrise in rate or price“The stock market gained 24 points today” (v)gain, gatherincrease or develop“the peace movement gained momentum”,
“the car gathers speed” (v)gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inearn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages“How much do you make a month in your new job?”,
“She earns a lot in her new job”,
“this merger brought in lots of money”,
“He clears $5,000 each month” (v)gain, put onincrease (one's body weight)“She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising”