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02288155-v:
fail to get or obtain
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02210855-v:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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02288656-v:
cheat or trick
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00064018-n:
succeeding with great difficulty
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09762821-n:
a person with a record of successes
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10117511-n:
a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
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10782791-n:
a gambler who wins a bet
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13259917-n:
something won (especially money)
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00621627-n:
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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00012267-v:
act in a certain way so as to acquire
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00046344-n:
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
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00160073-n:
the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
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00160532-n:
an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
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00167278-n:
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
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00169651-n:
a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
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00220461-v:
gain strength
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00318484-v:
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
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00593669-v:
gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
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00597915-v:
gain knowledge or skills
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00788362-n:
an attempt to acquire or gain something
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00799236-n:
a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
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00821367-a:
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
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00831903-a:
lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field
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00908143-a:
calculated to please or gain favor
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00970478-n:
an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea
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00984609-n:
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
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00985106-n:
exploring in order to gain information
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01100830-v:
obtain by winning
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01100952-v:
win an overwhelming victory in or on
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01110063-n:
act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
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01145219-n:
a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
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01268633-n:
islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC
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01275389-n:
in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
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01279866-n:
the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
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01286745-n:
a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians
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01288549-n:
a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
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01296127-n:
the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
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01296296-n:
the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
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01452266-a:
not gained or won
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01765392-v:
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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01804595-v:
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
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01808544-a:
capable of winning favor
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02290196-v:
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
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02290349-v:
win an athletic letter
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02442924-v:
gain control over
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02526085-v:
to gain with effort
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02553428-v:
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
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02586121-v:
win approval or support for
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02748355-v:
be approved of or gain acceptance
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02906254-n:
a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition
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03093018-n:
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
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04109899-n:
an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
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04673668-n:
any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
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05157406-n:
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
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05910070-n:
a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
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05985381-n:
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
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a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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06696025-n:
flattery designed to gain favor
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06706676-n:
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
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06708664-n:
a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before
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07268302-n:
an honor or award gained for excellence
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07474533-n:
a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
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07475242-n:
a tennis game won on the opponent's service
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08038379-n:
a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
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08043848-n:
a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
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08514975-n:
the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence
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08580134-n:
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
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08705397-n:
a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
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08852843-n:
a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
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08896440-n:
a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
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08973330-n:
a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
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08973776-n:
a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
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08988609-n:
a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
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a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
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09578005-n:
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
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09591450-n:
hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
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09794081-n:
a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
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10113753-n:
a competitor thought likely to win
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10117511-n:
a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
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10180580-n:
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
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10211203-n:
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
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10239761-n:
a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
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10271124-n:
a contestant that is unlikely to win
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10305062-n:
someone who has won a medal
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10557854-n:
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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10740868-n:
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
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10782940-n:
the contestant who wins the contest
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10814574-n:
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
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10825718-n:
United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
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10834543-n:
United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
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10867473-n:
king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
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10870440-n:
United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
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10917703-n:
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
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10957072-n:
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
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10980448-n:
king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786)
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an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
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11050723-n:
French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
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11055454-n:
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
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11061853-n:
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
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11065718-n:
United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
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United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)
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United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
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11175605-n:
Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)
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English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)
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11201740-n:
United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956)
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11266279-n:
United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
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11281682-n:
United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)
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11282802-n:
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)
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United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
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11369676-n:
English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
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11401418-n:
king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
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13259917-n:
something won (especially money)
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13332820-n:
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
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13596235-n:
(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
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(tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis
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13610669-n:
(tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)
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13837009-n:
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
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13837200-n:
intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
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(baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs
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(game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
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