gaggle
— Verb
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~ make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"
gain
— Verb
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~ derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
gain
— Verb
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~ earn 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"
gain
— Verb
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~ obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
gain
— Verb
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~ increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
gain
— Verb
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~ obtain 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"
gain
— Verb
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~ reach 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"
gain
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~ rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
gain
— Verb
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~ win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
gain
— Verb
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~ increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
gainsay
— Verb
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~ take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
gall
— Verb
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~ irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
gall
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~ become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
gallivant
— Verb
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~ wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
gallop
— Verb
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~ cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
gallop
— Verb
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~ go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
gallop
— Verb
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~ ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
galumph
— Verb
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~ move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"
galvanise
— Verb
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~ to stimulate to action; "the loud noise startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
galvanise
— Verb
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~ cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"