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Gain on

To encroach on.

📖 Definitions of "Gain on"

verb
  1. 1

    To encroach on.

    "The ocean gains on the land."

  2. 2

    To obtain influence with.

  3. 3

    To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.

  4. 4

    To get the better of; to have the advantage of.

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