Definition of gain ground Gain ground
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What does gain ground mean?
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| gain ground - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" | ||
| gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead | ||
| fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" | ||
| steal steal a base | ||
| rack up, tally, score, hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gain ground (Verb)
To become farther from another traveling the same course.
