meaning of lose
1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc. ; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from ones purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose ones relish for anything; to lose ones health.
3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose ones way.
5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
7. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.
8. To cause to part with; to deprive of.
9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
10. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
11. be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in
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Related Words
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