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The definition of lose
20 Definitions of: lose
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- verb, to part with or come to be without, as through theft, accident, negligence, etc
- verb, to fail to keep or maintain
- verb, to suffer the loss or deprivation of
- verb, to cease to have or possess
- verb, to fail to get or make use of
- verb, to fail to gain or win (a contest, game, etc)
- verb, to fail to see, hear, perceive, or understand
- verb, to waste
- verb, to wander from so as to be unable to find
- verb, to cause the loss of
- verb, to allow to go astray or out of sight
- verb, to absorb or engross
- verb, to cause the death or destruction of
- verb, to outdistance or elude
- verb, to decrease or depreciate in value or effectiveness
- verb, (of a timepiece) to run slow (by a specified amount)
- verb, (of a physician) to fail to sustain the life of (a patient)
- verb, (of a woman) to fail to give birth to (a viable baby), esp as the result of a miscarriage
- verb, motor racing slang to lose control of (the car), as on a bend
- verb, lose it slang to lose control of oneself or one's temper
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of lose