"одерживать верх" meaning in Russian

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        "1": "to gain the top part"
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      "expansion": "“to gain the top part”",
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        "1": "gain the upper hand"
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to gain the top part”, or more loosely translated as “gain the upper hand”.",
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    {
      "form": "оде́рживать ве́рх",
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    },
    {
      "form": "odérživatʹ vérx",
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      "form": "одержа́ть ве́рх",
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        "1": "оде́рживать ве́рх",
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      },
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      "name": "ru-verb"
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          "english": "to prevail over someone, to defeat someone",
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        "to defeat, to prevail over"
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        {
          "word": "побежда́ть"
        },
        {
          "word": "поба́рывать"
        },
        {
          "word": "оде́рживать побе́ду"
        }
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        "to overcome"
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        {
          "word": "преодолева́ть"
        },
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          "word": "превозмога́ть"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɐˈdʲerʐɨvətʲ ˈvʲerx]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "одерживать верх"
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          "english": "to prevail over someone, to defeat someone",
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        {
          "word": "побежда́ть"
        },
        {
          "word": "поба́рывать"
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        {
          "word": "оде́рживать побе́ду"
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        "to overcome"
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          "word": "преодолева́ть"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɐˈdʲerʐɨvətʲ ˈvʲerx]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "одерживать верх"
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