LOSE

v. 1 mislay, misplace, displace, part with; suffer the loss of, be deprived of I lost my pen He lost a leg in the war. 2 forfeit, yield He says he lost the rent money gambling 3 give up, yield, capitulate, admit defeat, succumb, bow to, be defeated or conquered, suffer defeat, be beaten or overcome or worsted or bested, Colloq lose out It was a good game, but we lost 4 waste, let slip, squander, dissipate, fritter or trifle away, run out of; consume, use (up), expend, spend We lost a lot of time waiting for him to decide 5 elude, evade, escape, throw or shake off, give the slip I managed to lose the sinister-looking man who was shadowing me