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Definitions of lose
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To forfeit anything in contest; not to win; to decline; to fail. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To part with unintentionally; forfeit; mislay; be deprived of; miss; squander; waste. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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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. Webster Dictionary DB
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Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction. Webster Dictionary DB
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To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way. Webster Dictionary DB
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To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. Webster Dictionary DB
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To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd. Webster Dictionary DB
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To cause to part with; to deprive of. Webster Dictionary DB
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To prevent from gaining or obtaining. Webster Dictionary DB
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To be deprived of; cease to have in possession; mislay; to wander from; as, to lose one's way; miss; as, to lose an opportunity; fail to win; as, to lose a battle. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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The opposite of keep or gain: to be deprived of: to mislay: to waste, as time: to miss: to bewilder: to cause to perish: to ruin: to suffer waste:-pr.p. losing (loozing); pa.t and pa.p. lost. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To be deprived of; part with; waste; forfeit; miss. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest. Webster Dictionary DB
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fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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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. Webster Dictionary DB
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To cease to have; to be deprived of; not to gain; to fail to obtain; to possess no longer; to forfeit; to waste; to squander; to ruin; to destroy; to cause to perish; to miss; to bewilder; to fail to see or find. To lose one's self, to be bewildered; to have the memory and reason suspended. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To mislay; to lay or drop so as not to be able to find; not to gain or win; to be deprived of; to fail to obtain; to miss; to wander from; to bewilder; to waste, as time; to squander or throw away; to ruin or destroy; not to employ or enjoy; to suffer loss. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Losing. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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LOSER. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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LOSABLE. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Lost. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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