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Definition of Lose

1. Verb. Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense. "They lose the money "; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

2. Verb. Fail to win. "We lost the battle but we won the war"

3. Verb. Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal. "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

4. Verb. Place (something) where one cannot find it again. "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

5. Verb. Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of. "I've lost my glasses again!"

6. Verb. Allow to go out of sight. "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

7. Verb. Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit. "They lose the money "; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

8. Verb. Fail to get or obtain. "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

9. Verb. Retreat.

10. Verb. Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind. "We lost part of what he said"

11. Verb. Be set at a disadvantage. "This author really suffers in translation"

Definition of Lose

1. v. t. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.

2. v. i. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

Definition of Lose

1. Verb. (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To shed (weight); to reduce. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend). ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate. ¹

8. Verb. Of a clock, to run slower than expected. ¹

9. Verb. To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lose

1. to come to be without and be unable to find [v LOST, LOSING, LOSES] : LOSABLE [adj]

Medical Definition of Lose

1. 1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle. "Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove." (Prior) 2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health. "If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted ?" (Matt. V. 13) 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. "The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose." (Dryden) 4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way. "He hath lost his fellows." (Shak) 5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. "The woman that deliberates is lost." (Addison) 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. "Like following life thro' creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect." (Pope). 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. "He shall in no wise lose his reward." (Matt. X. 42) "I fought the battle bravely which I lost, And lost it but to Macedonians." (Dryden) 8. To cause to part with; to deprive of. "How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion ?" (Sir W. Temple) 9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining. "O false heart ! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory." (Baxter) To lose ground, to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage. To lose heart, to lose courage; to become timid. "The mutineers lost heart." . To lose one's head, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment. "In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads." (Whitney) To lose one's self. To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city. To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep. To lose sight of. To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land. To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he lost sight of the issue. Origin: OE. Losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. Losian to become loose; akin to OE. Leosen to lose, p. P. Loren, lorn, AS. Leosan, p. P. Loren (in comp), D. Verliezen, G. Verlieren, Dan. Forlise, Sw. Forlisa, forlora, Goth. Fraliusan, also to E. Loose, a & v, L. Luere to loose, Gr, Skr. L to cut. Cf. Analysis, Palsy, Solve, Forlorn, Leasing, Loose, Loss. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lose

lorryful lorryfuls lorrying lorryless lorryload lorryloads lory los los alamos meson physics facility los alamos national laboratory

losable losableness losablenesses losange losartan lose (current term) lose-lose lose count lose face lose ground

lose heart lose it lose one's cool lose one's head lose one's head if it wasn't attached lose one's life lose one's lunch lose one's mind lose one's rag lose one's shirt

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