gaincope

== English == === Alternative forms === gain-cope, gainecope === Etymology === From Middle English geynecowpen, equivalent to gain- +‎ cope (“to strive, contend, oppose, encounter”). === Verb === gaincope (third-person singular simple present gaincopes, present participle gaincoping, simple past and past participle gaincoped) (transitive, obsolete) To catch up with, intercept, or encounter another person by taking a short-cut. ==== Derived terms ==== gaincoping