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  1. 1. v. t. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought. Source: opted
  9. 9. adj. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered Source: wordnet
  10. 10. adj. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adj. not gained or won Source: wordnet

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