gain ground

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verb

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
• Syn:
gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead
• Ant:
fall back (for: gain)
• Derivationally related forms:
win (for: win), gainer (for: gain)
• Hyponyms:
steal, score, hit, tally, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s