Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Gain (-s)
gain (-s), n. [ON gagn.] (webplay: come, conceive, good, grow, hopes, industry, living, lose, measures, mountain, reach, rich, sea, shoulder, take, things, victory, whole, wind).
- Favor; reward; booty.
- Profit; increase.
- Anything opposed to loss.
- Increase (in heart rate).
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