lose

1. 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. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. v. t. To cause to part with; to deprive of. Source: opted

9. v. t. To prevent from gaining or obtaining. Source: opted

10. v. i. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest. Source: opted

11. v. fail to keep or maintain (of a state) Source: wordnet

12. v. fail to win Source: wordnet

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