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

  1. (intransitive) To become more heavy or obese.
    Synonyms: put on weight, (UK slang) put some timber on
    Antonym: lose weight
  2. To be taken more seriously. (of an idea, view etc.)
    • 1939 July, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: 1. Settle and Carlisle, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 35:
      This view gaining weight, steps were taken to reopen negotiations with the L.N.W.R.
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