gain

/ɡeɪn/

noun

1
To acquire possession of.
“Looks like you've gained a new friend.”
2
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
“The sick man gains daily.”
3
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
“to gain a battle; to gain a case at law”
4
To increase.
5
To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
“I'm gaining (on you).”
6
To reach.
“to gain the top of a mountain”
7
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
8
To put on weight.
“I've been gaining.”
9
(of a clock or watch) To run fast.

1
A square or bevelled 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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