gain

(noun): The act of gaining; acquisition.
(noun): What is gained.
(noun): The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
(verb): To acquire possession of.
(verb): To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
(verb): To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
(verb): To increase.
(verb): To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
(verb): To reach.
(verb): To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
(verb): To put on weight.
(verb): (of a clock or watch) To run fast.