"No ___, no gain" Crossword Clue

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"No ___, no gain" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
2. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
(noun)
1. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
2. emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

Hint 2: Clue Definition

GAIN (noun)
1. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
2. a quantity that is added
GAIN (verb)
1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
2. increase or develop

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