LOSE


Meaning of LOSE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Be deprived of, fail to keep, let slip, let slip through the fingers.

2.

Forfeit, fail to win, fail to obtain.

3.

Waste, squander, misspend, throw away, make no use of.

4.

Deprive, dispossess of.

5.

Displace, dislodge, displant.

6.

Miss, wander from.

7.

Perplex, bewilder, confuse.

8.

Ruin, destroy.

9.

Be bereaved of, be deprived of.

II . v. n.

1.

Forfeit, fail to win, be defeated.

2.

Succumb, decline, fail, suffer by comparison, yield.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.