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gained one's spurs

gained one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of gain one's spurs.

Meaning of gain one's spurs

Verb

gain one's spurs (third-person singular simple present gains one's spurs, present participle gaining one's spurs, simple past and past participle gained one's spurs)

  1. Synonym of win one's spurs.
    Synonyms:
    win one's spurs

Questions about gained one's spurs

What is gained one's spurs the simple past and past participle of?
Gained one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of gain one's spurs.

Words near gained one's spurs in the dictionary

  1. gaincoping
  2. gained
  3. gained ground
  4. gained momentum
  5. gained on
  6. gained one's spurs
  7. gained over
  8. gained steam
  9. gained time
  10. gained traction
  11. gained weight

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