Lose

·vt To cause to part with; to deprive of.

II. Lose ·vt To prevent from gaining or obtaining.

III. Lose ·vt To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.

IV. Lose ·vi To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, ·esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

V. Lose ·vt To Ruin; to Destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.

VI. Lose ·vt To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.

VII. Lose ·vt 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.

VIII. Lose ·vt 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.

IX. Lose ·vt Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to Waste; to Squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.

X. Lose ·vt 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.