"Take ___!" (track coach's directive)

• "Take ___!" (coach's order)
• "Take ___!" (track coach's shout)
• Gain ___ (get ahead in a race)
• "Take ___!" (track coach's order)
• Gain ___
• What coach might tell you to take
• Gain ___ on (lead but good)
• Gain ___ on

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n. (cx music English) The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.