Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_ahead

1 sense of get ahead

Sense 1
gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground -- (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference")