Associations to the word «Lose»

Wiktionary

LOSE, verb. (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
LOSE, verb. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To shed (weight).
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
LOSE, verb. (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
LOSE, verb. (transitive) (informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
LOSE, verb. Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
LOSE, verb. To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
LOSE, verb. To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
LOSE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To cause to part with; to deprive of.
LOSE, noun. (obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.
LOSE COUNT, verb. (intransitive) to forget the number of times that something has happened
LOSE FACE, verb. (idiomatic) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
LOSE GROUND, verb. (idiomatic) To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.
LOSE HEART, verb. To despair; to experience reduced morale.
LOSE HER COOL, verb. Alternative form of lose one's cool
LOSE HER HEAD, verb. Alternative form of lose one's head
LOSE HER MIND, verb. Alternative form of lose one's mind
LOSE HER TEMPER, verb. Alternative form of lose one's temper
LOSE HIS COOL, verb. Alternative form of lose one's cool
LOSE HIS HEAD, verb. Alternative form of lose one's head
LOSE HIS MIND, verb. Alternative form of lose one's mind
LOSE HIS TEMPER, verb. Alternative form of lose one's temper
LOSE IT, verb. (idiomatic) To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
LOSE IT, verb. To begin to laugh uncontrollably.
LOSE IT, verb. To lose one's mind, go crazy.
LOSE IT, verb. To no longer have a skill or ability, to lose one's touch, to be washed up
LOSE IT, verb. (idiomatic) To lose control of a situation.
LOSE MY COOL, verb. Alternative form of lose one's cool
LOSE MY COOL, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose my cool
LOSE MY HEAD, verb. Alternative form of lose one's head
LOSE MY MIND, verb. Alternative form of lose one's mind
LOSE MY MIND, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose my mind
LOSE MY TEMPER, verb. Alternative form of lose one's temper
LOSE MY TEMPER, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose my temper
LOSE ONE'S COOL, verb. (idiomatic) To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.
LOSE ONE'S HEAD, verb. (figuratively) To be killed, usually in a gruesome manner.
LOSE ONE'S HEAD, verb. (idiomatic) To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation.
LOSE ONE'S HEAD, verb. (idiomatic) To be in love with someone.
LOSE ONE'S HEAD, verb. (idiomatic) To be dismissed from a job.
LOSE ONE'S LIFE, verb. (euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
LOSE ONE'S LUNCH, verb. (slang) To vomit, throw up.
LOSE ONE'S MIND, verb. (idiomatic) To become frustrated, angry.
LOSE ONE'S MIND, verb. (idiomatic) To become crazy, insane.
LOSE ONE'S RAG, verb. (idiomatic) To become angry.
LOSE ONE'S SHIRT, verb. (idiomatic) To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.
LOSE ONE'S SHIT, verb. (idiomatic) (vulgar) To lose one's temper.
LOSE ONE'S SHIT, verb. (idiomatic) (vulgar) To have a sudden burst of emotion, regardless of the type of feeling
LOSE ONE'S TEMPER, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To become explosively angry or very cross.
LOSE ONE'S TOUCH, verb. (idiomatic) To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.
LOSE ONE'S VIRGINITY, verb. To have sexual intercourse for the first time.
LOSE ONE'S WAY, verb. (idiomatic) to get lost, to become lost.
LOSE ONESELF, verb. To become deeply involved (in something).
LOSE ONESELF IN, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) to be deeply occupied, focused or absorbed in someone or something
LOSE OUT, verb. To be at a disadvantage.
LOSE SIGHT OF, verb. To be no longer able to see
LOSE SIGHT OF, verb. To forget about
LOSE SLEEP, verb. (often with over) To worry.
LOSE THE BELL, verb. (obsolete) To be defeated in a contest.
LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE'S MESS, verb. (nautical) (idiomatic) To die, to perish.
LOSE THE PLOT, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see lose,‎ plot.
LOSE THE PLOT, verb. (idiomatic) To cease to behave in a consistent and/or rational manner.
LOSE THE PLOT, verb. (idiomatic) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
LOSE THEIR COOL, verb. Alternative form of lose one's cool
LOSE THEIR COOL, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose their cool
LOSE THEIR HEAD, verb. Alternative form of lose one's head
LOSE THEIR MIND, verb. Alternative form of lose one's mind
LOSE THEIR MIND, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose their mind
LOSE THEIR TEMPER, verb. Alternative form of lose one's temper
LOSE THEIR TEMPER, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose their temper
LOSE TOUCH, verb. (idiomatic) To cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.
LOSE TRACK, verb. To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.
LOSE WEIGHT, verb. (intransitive) to become less heavy.
LOSE YOUR COOL, verb. Alternative form of lose one's cool
LOSE YOUR COOL, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose your cool
LOSE YOUR HEAD, verb. Alternative form of lose one's head
LOSE YOUR MIND, verb. Alternative form of lose one's mind
LOSE YOUR MIND, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose your mind
LOSE YOUR TEMPER, verb. Alternative form of lose one's temper
LOSE YOUR TEMPER, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose your temper

Dictionary definition

LOSE, verb. Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat".
LOSE, verb. Fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war".
LOSE, verb. Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her".
LOSE, verb. Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses".
LOSE, verb. Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!".
LOSE, verb. Allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light".
LOSE, verb. Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year".
LOSE, verb. Fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad".
LOSE, verb. Retreat.
LOSE, verb. Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said".
LOSE, verb. Be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.