noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Insufficient gain.

Verb

1. 1
   To gain too much.

   "to undergain weight during bodybuilding"

2. 2
   To apply too little gain to (a signal). transitive

Example

More examples

"to undergain weight during bodybuilding"

Etymology

From under- + gain.

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