Definition:
- (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.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
- (v. t.) To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
- (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
- (v. t.) To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To cause to part with; to deprive of.
- (v. t.) To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
- (v. i.) To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
Compare lose with other words:
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alose vs. lose
loke vs. lose
lose vs. lote
lose vs. tose
lose vs. losel
lode vs. lose
hose vs. lose
lose vs. pose
lose vs. loser
lope vs. lose
loge vs. lose
lobe vs. lose
dose vs. lose
lone vs. lose
lore vs. lose
lose vs. louse
lose vs. nose
lose vs. rose
close vs. lose
lose vs. ore
lose vs. widen
lose vs. losingly
decolorize vs. lose
lose vs. tret
amit vs. lose
defeat vs. lose
lose vs. vanish
lose vs. mis
lose vs. lost
loos vs. lose
forfeit vs. lose
leese vs. lose
lose vs. whipsaw
fade vs. lose
lose vs. waste
lose vs. love
lose vs. miss
lese vs. lose
loosen vs. lose
fatigue vs. lose
dehydrate vs. lose
degenerate vs. lose
lose vs. warren
lose vs. valence
idle vs. lose
forlese vs. lose
lose vs. wane
lose vs. sober
faint vs. lose
drown vs. lose
haemorrhage vs. lose
lose vs. tank
lose vs. throw
lose vs. shake
forget vs. lose
bust vs. lose
bleed vs. lose
first vs. lose
come vs. lose
lose vs. snag
get vs. lose
lose vs. procure
acquire vs. lose
gain vs. lose
find vs. lose
discover vs. lose
jettison vs. lose
lose vs. mislay
ditch vs. lose
drop vs. lose
deprive vs. lose
lose vs. run
clock vs. lose
eliminate vs. lose
lose vs. trace
follow vs. lose
discard vs. lose
lose vs. unable
lose vs. relative
friend vs. lose
death vs. lose
lose vs. reduce
lose vs. weight
lose vs. shed
lose vs. win
accident vs. lose
fail vs. lose
body vs. lose
lose vs. remove
lose vs. organ
event vs. lose
lose vs. reason
lose vs. unknown
circumstance vs. lose
lose vs. unfortunate
capability vs. lose
lose vs. possession
cause vs. lose
lose vs. slim
loose vs. lose
conquered vs. lose
conquer vs. lose
die vs. lose
dump vs. lose
lose vs. loss