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Lose
luːz
- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
"I've lost my appetite"
be deprived of suffer the loss of no longer have stop having- cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)
"you lost me my appointment at London University"
- be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death
"she lost her husband in the fire"
- (of a pregnant woman) experience the miscarriage or death of (a baby) during childbirth
"am I going to lose the baby?"
- be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action
"a fishing disaster in which 129 men were lost"
- decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight)
"she couldn't eat and began to lose weight"
- (of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time)
"this clock will neither gain nor lose a second"
- become unable to find (something or someone)
"I've lost the car keys"
- cease or become unable to follow (the right route)
"the clouds came down and we lost the path"
- evade or shake off (a pursuer)
"he came after me waving his revolver, but I easily lost him"
- get rid of (an undesirable person or thing)
"lose that creep!"
- cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation
"sorry, Tim, you've lost me there"
- fail to win (a game or contest)
"England lost the first Test match"
be defeated be beaten suffer defeat be the loser be conquered be vanquished be trounced be worsted be bested by get/have the worst come off second-best lose out fail come to grief meet one's Waterloo- cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest)
"that shot lost him the championship"
- earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent
"the paper is losing £1.5 million a month"
- waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)
"he has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1"