verb
- Obtain advantages, such as points, etc..
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, gain ground
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