v. Function: verb
1 to suffer deprivation of FF1C; lost all his savings in a poor investment FF1E;
Synonyms: drop, forfeit, sacrifice
Related Words: mislay, misplace, miss; give up, relinquish, surrender, yield
Contrasted Words: cash in, profit; clear, make, realize, take in; obtain, win
Antonyms: gain
2 to fail to win, gain, or obtain FF1C; lost every contest she entered FF1E;
Synonyms: drop, lose out
Related Words: decline, fall, succumb, yield
Antonyms: win
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Synonyms: DEPRIVE 2, bereave, disinherit, dispossess, divest, oust, rob
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Synonyms: SHAKE 5, slip, throw off
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Synonyms: RID , clear, shake (off), throw off, unburden