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.
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.
Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to
throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to
lose the benefits of instruction.
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be
able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's
way.
To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the
ship was lost on the ledge.
To be deprived of the view of; to cease to
see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in
the crowd.
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.
To cause to part with; to deprive
of.
To prevent from gaining or
obtaining.
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