[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to get (something desired), especially as a result of one's efforts:to gain permission to enter a country.to gain possession of an object;to gain permission to enter a country.Synonyms: procure Antonyms: dissuade , deter , forfeit , lose", "to acquire as an increase or addition:to gain weight;to gain speed.", "to obtain as a profit:He gained ten dollars by this deal.", "to win; get in competition:to gain the prize.", "to win (someone) to one's own side or point of view; persuade (sometimes followed byover):to gain supporters.", "(of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount):My watch gains six minutes a day.", "to reach, especially by effort; get to; arrive at:to gain one's destination.Synonyms: attain"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to improve; make progress; advance :to gain in health after an illness.", "to get nearer, as in pursuit (usually followed byonorupon):Our horse was gaining on the favorite at the far turn.", "to draw away from or farther ahead of the other contestants in a race, one's pursuers, etc. (usually followed byonorupon).", "(of a watch or clock) to run fast."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["profit or advantage.", "an increase or advance.Synonyms: acquisition , increment , increase , advance , addition", "gains,profits or winnings.", "the act of gaining; acquisition .", "Electronics.a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input.the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared with a standard, nondirectional one.", "a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input.", "the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared with a standard, nondirectional one.", "the volume control of a radio, phonograph, amplifier, etc."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a notch, dado, or mortise cut into a piece of wood, as to receive another piece or to house a flap of a hinge.", "tusk(def4) tusk(def4).", "a short rabbet, for receiving a flap of a butt hinge."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make a gain or gains in.", "to fasten or support by means of a gain."]}]