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Lose (l&oō_;z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lost (lŏst; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. Losing (l&oō_;z"ĭng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. leósan, p. p. loren (in comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw. f&ö;rlisa, f&ö;rlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a & v., L. luere to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. l&ū; to cut. √127. Cf. Analysis, Palsy, Solve, Forlorn, Leasing, Loose, Loss.]
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1. 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.
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Fair Venus wept the sad disaster
Of having lost her favorite dove. Prior.
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2. 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.
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If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? Matt. v. 13.
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3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
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The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose. Dryden.
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4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
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He hath lost his fellows. Shak
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5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
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The woman that deliberates is lost. Addison.
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6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
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Like following life thro' creatures you dissect,
You lose it in the moment you detect. Pope.
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7. 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.
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He shall in no wise lose his reward. Matt. x. 42.
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I fought the battle bravely which I lost,
And lost it but to Macedonians. Dryden.
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8. To cause to part with; to deprive of. [R.]
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How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion? Sir W. Temple.
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9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
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O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory. Baxter.
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To lose ground, to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage. -- To lose heart, to lose courage; to become timid. “The mutineers lost heart.” Macaulay. -- To lose one's head, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment, through fear, anger, or other emotion.
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In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads. Whitney.

-- To lose one's self. (a) To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city. (b) To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep. -- To lose sight of. (a) To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land. (b) To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he lost sight of the issue.
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Lose (?), v. i. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
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We 'll . . . hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out. Shak.
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