plural of gain / (bodybuilding) Increase in muscle mass.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gain

plural of Gain

Gain; profit.

present participle of gain

Contrary. / Disposed to taking advantage of. / Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.

Providing gain; profitable.

(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short. / (obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready. / (dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous. / (dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

(architecture) A square or bevelled 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.

(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means. / (dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately. / (dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.