English Explanatory Dictionary

gaincope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To catch up with, intercept, or encounter another person by taking a short-cut.

Word forms

gaincope gaincopes gaincoping gaincoped gain-cope gainecope

Etymology

From Middle English geynecowpen, equivalent to gain- + cope (“to strive, contend, oppose, encounter”).

Derived words

gaincoping
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