• v.
    ⦿obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
    lexical concept
  • After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
  • The home team was gaining ground
  • win points

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:advance
  2. enl:gain
  3. enl:gain ground
  4. enl:get ahead
  5. enl:make headway
  6. enl:pull ahead
  7. enl:win
wn:interlingual indexili:i27153

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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • advancegaingain groundget aheadmake headwaypull aheadwin
  • gain groundget aheadmake headwaypull ahead