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Meaning of lose
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lose
v. t  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.
 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.
 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.
 4: To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to
 go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
 5: To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on
 the ledge.
 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.
 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.
 8: To cause to part with; to deprive of.
 9: To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
 10: To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off,
 esp. as the result of any kind of contest.