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gains

/ɡeɪnz/ noun B2
  1. Increase in muscle mass.
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That gives you an idea of Moriarty’s gains and of the scale on which he works.
The Valley of Fear, p. 17 · C1
Why, surely, as a doctor, my dear Watson, you must admit that what your digestion gains in the way of blood supply is so much lost to the brain.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 31 · B2
The cold gains upon me.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 205 · C1
The exclusion from his clubs would mean ruin to Moran, who lived by his ill-gotten card-gains.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 32 · C1

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