lose

Verb

Verb Forms: lost, losing, loses

To cease to have or retain; to suffer a loss.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
fail to win
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
place (something) where one cannot find it again
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
allow to go out of sight
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
fail to get or obtain
retreat
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be set at a disadvantage
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To shed (weight).
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
To be a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

Noun

Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).

Examples

Frank had lost $500 staying in Vegas.
He lost his hearing in the explosion.
He lost his spleen in a car wreck.
I lost a part of what he said.
I lost my way in the forest.
If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
I’ve lost five pounds this week.
Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
lose the cops
Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
My watch loses five minutes a week.
She lost all her sons in the war.
She lost her position when the company was taken over.
The policeman lost the robber he was chasing.
The team scored four goals but still managed to lose.
We lost the football match.
We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.
When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
You don’t truly lose a game of Words With Friends until the final tile is played.
You just lost The Game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian, from Proto-West Germanic *losōn, from Proto-Germanic *lusōną, *luzōną, from Proto-Germanic *lusą. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose.

Synonyms

drop off, fall back, fall behind, mislay, misplace, miss, recede, suffer, turn a loss, (fail to win: forfeit, (shed: drop, shed, ditch, drop, dump, forlese, get rid of, jettison, leave behind, lose

Antonyms

break even, find, gain, keep, profit, win, acquire, come across, come first, discover, gain, put on, get, pick up, possess, procure, receive, snag

Scrabble Score: 4

lose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

lose: valid Words With Friends Word