gain ground

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gain ground - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gain ground
      v 1: 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
           , gain ground] [ant: drop off, fall back, fall behind
           , lose, recede]