gain ground

gain ground
verb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
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The home team was gaining ground

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After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference

• Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win, ↑pull ahead, ↑make headway, ↑get ahead
• Ant: ↑fall back (for: ↑gain)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑win (for: ↑win), ↑gainer (for: ↑gain)
• Hyponyms: ↑steal, ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally, ↑rack up
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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become more popular or accepted

new moral attitudes are gaining ground

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gain ground — see ↑ground, 1
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Main Entry: ↑gain
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gain ground (or make up ground)
: to move faster so that you come closer to someone or something that is in front of you

She was trailing in the race, but she was beginning to gain ground (on the leaders).

— often used figuratively

Alternative forms of energy are quickly gaining ground. [=becoming more popular or successful]

The company has been gaining ground on [=catching up with] its competitors.

The campaign is trying to make up ground by advertising heavily in key states.

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Main Entry: ↑ground

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gain ˈground idiom
to become more powerful or successful

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Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar.

Main entry: ↑gainidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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