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gain traction

gain traction verb: synonym of gain ground.

Verb

gain traction (third-person singular simple present gains traction, present participle gaining traction, simple past and past participle gained traction)

  1. Synonym of gain ground.
    Synonyms:
    gain ground

Synonyms of gain traction

Forms of gain traction

third-person singular presentgains traction
present participlegaining traction
past participlegained traction
pastgained traction

Questions about gain traction

What does gain traction mean?
Gain traction means synonym of gain ground.
What part of speech is gain traction?
Gain traction is a verb.
What is the past tense of gain traction?
The past tense of gain traction is gained traction.

Words near gain traction in the dictionary

  1. gain over
  2. gain steam
  3. gain the wind
  4. gain time
  5. gain times
  6. gain traction
  7. gain twist
  8. gain twists
  9. gain upon
  10. gain weight
  11. gain'd

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