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gaining
n. attainment, achievement
 
gain
v. acquire; earn; add; purchase


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Fat fetishism
Fat fetishism is a sexual fetish in which sexual pleasure is derived from oneself or one's partner being overweight or obese. The preferred weight for a fat fetishist's partner ranges from being mildly overweight to being so obese that they are unable to walk. Feederism, Stuffing and Gaining are three main subtypes of fat fetishism.
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gain
Noun
1. a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
(synonym) addition, increase
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) accretion
2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
(synonym) profit
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
(hyponym) account
3. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
(synonym) amplification
(hypernym) increase, increment
(hyponym) loop gain
4. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
(antonym) loss, red ink, red
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(hyponym) financial gain
Verb
1. obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
(synonym) derive
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) reap, draw
2. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
(synonym) acquire, win
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cozen
(derivation) gainer
3. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
(synonym) profit, benefit
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cash in on
(derivation) gainer
4. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(synonym) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
5. 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"
(synonym) advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(antonym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
(hyponym) steal
(derivation) gainer
6. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
(synonym) advance
(hypernym) wax, mount, climb, rise
7. increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
(hypernym) increase
8. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
(synonym) take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) eke out, squeeze out
(verb-group) net, sack, sack up, clear
(derivation) gainer
9. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
(synonym) put on
(antonym) reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) round, flesh out, fill out
(derivation) gainer, weight gainer


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Gaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Gain
  

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一举两得
yi4 ju3 liang3 de2
Obtaining two things in one act.
Getting two separate results in one go. Killing two birds with one stone. Compare with 一箭双雕 (yi2 jian4 shuang1 diao1) and 百发百中 (bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4).

 
不为五斗米折腰
bu2 wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1
Not bowing for five pecks of rice.
Describing a person aloof from pursuits of material gains. Loss of honour is loss of life.

 
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bu2 ru4 hu3 xue4, yan1 de2 hu3 zi3
If you don't enter the tigers' lair, you cannot catch any cubs.
You have to take risks to be able to gain or win. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 
亡戟得矛
wang2 ji3 de2 mao2
Losing a halberd and gaining a spear
The loss is made up by the gain.

 
塞翁失马
sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3
The old man at the border lost his horse.
What looks like a bad ending may turn out to be good or at least better than it looks at first sight. A temporary loss may turn out to be a gain. A blessing in disguise.

 
守株待兔
shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4
Waiting by a tree for a hare to turn up.
Referring to a person who waits for gains without pains.

 
欺世盗名
qi1 shi4 dao4 ming2
Cheating the public to gain fame.
To fish for undeserved fame by cheating.

 
百发百中
bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4
A hundred arrows, a hundred hits.
Every shot hits the target. Never failing. Compare with 一箭双雕 (yi2 jian4 shuang1 diao1) and 一举两得 (yi4 ju3 liang3 de2).


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