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lose::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | turn a loss |
| Derivation | loser, losings |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Has types | remain down, go down, take the count, drop, drop one's serve |
| Derivation | loser |
lose::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | suffer |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sequestrate, sequester, seclude, withdraw |
Examples of lose
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A team light on stars beyond Newton and Fairley will lose plenty of key players.
From the omaha.com
Zipcar had predicted it would lose money in 2010, as it ramped up its expansion.
From the sacbee.com
The Wildcats would lose their streak of 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments in 2010.
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Talented new teachers will lose their jobs while less effective teachers remain.
From the thenewstribune.com
Gehrke expects Turin, Italy-based Fiat to lose market share in Europe this year.
From the bloomberg.com
The last NBA team to lose 19 consecutive games was the Orlando Magic in 2003-04.
From the sacbee.com
Other students lose direction after taking time off and don't enroll in college.
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If the Chiefs lose in San Diego, they're almost assured a tight race to the end.
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If they lose any more ground during this road trip, though, it might not matter.
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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"
- Fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
- 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"
- Misplace: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
- Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
- Allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
- 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"
- Fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
- Fall back: retreat
