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noun Technical meaning of lose (jargon) (MIT) 1. To fail. A program loses when it encounters an exceptional condition or fails to work in the expected manner. 2. To be exceptionally unesthetic or crocky. 3. Of people, to be obnoxious or unusually stupid (as opposed to ignorant). 4. Refers to something that is losing, especially in the phrases "That's a lose!" and "What a lose!" 1

verb with object lose to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 1

verb with object lose to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa. 1

verb with object lose to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life. 1

verb with object lose to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister. 1

verb with object lose to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure. 1

verb with object lose (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day. 1

verb with object lose to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table. 1

verb with object lose to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight; She needs to lose those bangs! 1

verb with object lose to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost. 1

verb with object lose to condemn to hell; damn. 1

verb with object lose to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd. 1

verb with object lose to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings. 1

verb with object lose to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race. 1

verb with object lose to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting. 1

verb with object lose to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain. 1

verb with object lose to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet. 1

verb with object lose to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer. 1

verb with object lose to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them. 1

verb with object lose to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods. 1

verb with object lose to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought. 1

verb with object lose (of a physician or other medical personnel) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient): The doctor came out of the operating room and sadly said, “So sorry. We lost him.”. 1

verb with object lose (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc. 1

verb without object lose to suffer loss: to lose on a contract. 1

verb without object lose to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost. 1

verb without object lose to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation. 1

verb without object lose (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow. 1

idioms lose lose face. face (def 51). 1

idioms lose lose it, Informal. to suddenly lose control of one's emotions: When he said he loved me, I nearly lost it. 1

transitive verb lose misplace 1

transitive verb lose fail to win 1

transitive verb lose be deprived of: privilege, right 1

transitive verb lose cause the loss of 1

transitive verb lose fail to keep: money 1

intransitive verb lose fail 1

transitive verb lose forget 1

transitive verb lose not make understand 1

transitive verb lose be bereaved of: sb 1

transitive verb lose waste 1

transitive verb lose evade 1

transitive verb lose clock: be slow by 1

transitive verb lose get rid of 1

noun lose Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something). 1

verb lose to absorb or engross 0

verb lose to cause the death or destruction of 0

verb lose to outdistance or elude 0

verb lose to decrease or depreciate in value or effectiveness 0

verb lose (of a timepiece) to run slow (by a specified amount) 0

verb lose (of a physician) to fail to sustain the life of (a patient) 0

verb lose (of a woman) to fail to give birth to (a viable baby), esp as the result of a miscarriage 0

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