Clues for the word "GAIN"

We've had 125 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 321 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on December 14, 2025.

Definition of gain

n. - A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
a. - Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
v. t. - That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.
v. t. - The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
n. - To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
n. - To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
n. - To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
n. - To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
n. - To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
v. i. - To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.