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The police car was gaining ground on the suspects.
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They needed to make up ground on their competitors.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gain ground on something — gain ground on (someone/something) to get a bigger share compared to others. The company s software business is gaining ground on its biggest competitor. Opposite of: lose ground to (someone/something) Etymology: based on the military meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
make up ground (on something) — gain/make up ˈground (on sb/sth) idiom to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity • The police car was gaining ground on the suspects. • They needed to make up ground on their competitors. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
lose ground to something — lose ground to (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… … New idioms dictionary
gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
ground — ▪ I. ground ground 1 [graʊnd] noun [countable usually plural] 1. a reason, often a legal or official one, for doing or believing something: ground for • There are grounds for optimism that the slump in the housing market may end. • Are there… … Financial and business terms
ground — [[t]gra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ grounds, grounding, grounded 1) N SING: the N The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross legged on the ground... We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. ● PHRASE Something that is… … English dictionary
ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… … English World dictionary
gain ground on someone — gain ground on (someone/something) to get a bigger share compared to others. The company s software business is gaining ground on its biggest competitor. Opposite of: lose ground to (someone/something) Etymology: based on the military meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
gain ground on — (someone/something) to get a bigger share compared to others. The company s software business is gaining ground on its biggest competitor. Opposite of: lose ground to (someone/something) Etymology: based on the military meaning of gain ground (=… … New idioms dictionary
Gain — Gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gained} (g[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaining}.] [From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidin[=o]n, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
