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Agains
Again A*gain", Agains A*gains", prep.
Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.]
Albeit that it is again his kind. --Chaucer.
Againsay
Againsay A*gain"say`, v. t.
To gainsay. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
AgainstAgainst A*gainst" (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS.
ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See
Again.]
1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the
mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
Jacob saw the angels of God come against him.
--Tyndale.
2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in
contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats
against the roof.
3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment
or of action; on the other side; counter to; in
contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason;
against law; to run a race against time.
The gate would have been shut against her.
--Fielding.
An argument against the use of steam. --Tyndale.
4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to
be ready for the time when. [Archaic or Dial.]
Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came
from Damascus. --2 Kings xvi.
11.
Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which
the sun appears to move. Against the sunAgainst A*gainst" (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS.
ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See
Again.]
1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the
mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
Jacob saw the angels of God come against him.
--Tyndale.
2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in
contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats
against the roof.
3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment
or of action; on the other side; counter to; in
contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason;
against law; to run a race against time.
The gate would have been shut against her.
--Fielding.
An argument against the use of steam. --Tyndale.
4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to
be ready for the time when. [Archaic or Dial.]
Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came
from Damascus. --2 Kings xvi.
11.
Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which
the sun appears to move. Againstand
Againstand A*gain"stand`, v. t.
To withstand. [Obs.]
Gainsayer
Gainsayer Gain`say"er, n.
One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. ``To convince the
gainsayers.' --Tit. i. 9.
Gainsome
Gainsome Gain"some, a.
1. Gainful.
2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [Obs.] --Massinger.
GainstandGainstand Gain"stand`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr.
& vb. n. gainstanding.] [See Again, and Stand.]
To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged
desires. --Sir P.
Sidney. gainstandingGainstand Gain"stand`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr.
& vb. n. gainstanding.] [See Again, and Stand.]
To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged
desires. --Sir P.
Sidney. GainstoodGainstand Gain"stand`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr.
& vb. n. gainstanding.] [See Again, and Stand.]
To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged
desires. --Sir P.
Sidney. GainstriveGainstrive Gain"strive`, v. t. & i. [See Again, and
Strive.]
To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.]
--Spenser. The fors and againstFor For, n.
One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative
side; that which is said in favor of some one or something;
-- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection
with it.
The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the
pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.
--Jane Austen. To bear againstBear Bear, v. i.
1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to
barrenness.
This age to blossom, and the next to bear. --Dryden.
2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
But man is born to bear. --Pope.
3. To endure with patience; to be patient.
I can not, can not bear. --Dryden.
4. To press; -- with on or upon, or against.
These men bear hard on the suspected party.
--Addison.
5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring
matters to bear.
6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this
bear on the question?
7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain
time upon the platform. --Hawthorne.
8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect
to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a
lion bears against his prey. [Obs.]
To bear away (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and
make her run before the wind.
To bear back, to retreat. ``Bearing back from the blows of
their sable antagonist.' --Sir W. Scott.
To bear down upon (Naut.), to approach from the windward
side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy.
To bear in with (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship
bears in with the land.
To bear off (Naut.), to steer away, as from land.
To bear up.
(a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to
sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.
(b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put
the ship before the wind; to bear away. --Hamersly.
To bear upon (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to
affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit
(the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear
upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center.
To bear up to, to tend or move toward; as, to bear up to
one another.
To bear with, to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to
resent, oppose, or punish. To inform againstInform In*form", v. t.
1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
[Obs.]
It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine
eyes. --Shak.
2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. --Shak.
He might either teach in the same manner,or inform
how he had been taught. --Monthly Rev.
To inform against, to communicate facts by way of
accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to
the magistrate, and informed against A. To offend againstOdfend Od*fend", v. i.
1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime;
to stumble; to sin.
Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend
in one point, he is guilty of all. --James ii.
10.
If it be a sin to cevet honor, I am the most
offending soul alive. --Shak.
2. To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
I shall offend, either to detain or give it. --Shak.
To offend against, to do an injury or wrong to; to commit
an offense against. ``We have offended against the Lord
already.' --2 Chron. xxviii. 13. To sell bargainsBargain Bar"gain, n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne,
bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a
boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to
traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See
Bark a vessel. ]
1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of
property; or a contract by which one party binds himself
to transfer the right to some property for a
consideration, and the other party binds himself to
receive the property and pay the consideration.
A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
--Wharton.
2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain
of your faith. --Shak.
3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful
transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing
at a bargain.
4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought
cheap.
She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --Shak.
Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which
the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the
bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and
seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then
completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use,
and the statute vests the possession. --Blackstone.
Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated;
besides.
To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate)
repartees. [Obs.] --Swift.
To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. ``A
bargain was struck.' --Macaulay.
Syn: Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement. To start againstStart Start, v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr. & vb. n.
starting.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten 8hurl, rush,
fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw.
st["o]ra to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably
also to E. start a tail; the original sense being, perhaps,
to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly. [root]166. Cf.
Start a tail.]
1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]
2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
voluntary act.
And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
I start as from some dreadful dream. --Dryden.
Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
aside. --I. Watts.
But if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted
heart. --Shak.
3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
begin; as, to start business.
At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
At intervals some bird from out the brakes Starts
into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.
4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
seam may start under strain or pressure.
To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.
To start against, to act as a rival candidate against.
To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office.
To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to
come suddenly into notice or importance.
Meaning of GAINS from wikipedia
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gain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Gain or
GAIN may
refer to:
Gain (electronics), an
electronics and
signal processing term
Antenna gain Gain (laser)...
- A
capital gains tax (CGT) is the tax on
profits realized on the sale of a non-inventory ****et. The most
common capital gains are
realized from the sale...
- A
gainer is the
acrobatic trick of
performing a
backwards somersault while still moving forward. In diving, this is
known as
reverse rotation (as opposed...
- Diagnosis: Murder, Charmed,
Alias and My Name is Earl.
Gains has also
worked as an
acting coach.
Gains worked as a
musician and once
performed live on stage...
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redemption or sale of a bond as a
capital gain. Bond
capital gains are
calculated in the same
method as
other capital gains,
whereby “the
difference between the...
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Gaines may
refer to:
United States Gaines, Michigan, a
village Gaines Township,
Genesee County, Michigan, a
civil township in
which the
above village...
- an unpo****r
points decision for
Gains, with
Gains'
trainer Jack
Goodwin collapsing and
dying during the fight.
Gains was the
second black fighter to fight...
- gain if a
signal is applied. In the
diagram shown, the loop
gain is the
product of the
gains of the
amplifier and the
feedback network, −Aβ. The
minus sign...
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windfall gain is an
unusually high or
abundant income, that is
sudden and/or unexpected.
Examples of
windfall gains include, but are not
limited to:
Gains from...
- it
becomes a
realized gain. This is an
important distinction for tax purposes, as only
realized gains are
subject to tax.
Gains are the
result of cir****stances...
