| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| VERB | 1 | lose | Fail to keep or to maintain |
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| 2 | lose | Fail to win | |
| 3 | lose | Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal | |
| 4 | lose, misplace, mislay | Place (something) where one cannot find it again | |
| 5 | lose | Miss from one's possessions | |
| 6 | lose | Allow to go out of sight | |
| 7 | lose, turn a loss | Fail to make money in a business | |
| 8 | lose | Fail to get or obtain | |
| 9 | lose, fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede | Retreat | |
| 10 | lose, miss | Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | |
| 11 | lose, suffer | Be set at a disadvantage |
| Sounds | luw'z |
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| Rhymes | abuse, accuse, amuse, and 43 more rhymes in uwz at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Fail to keep or to maintain. Cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They lose the money |
| Narrower | white-out; sleep off |
| Contrary | keep, hold on |
| Meaning | Fail to win. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to somebody |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend |
| Narrower | go down; drop; take the count, remain down |
| Contrary | win |
| Nouns | loser; loser; loser |
| Meaning | Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Broader | suffer |
| Meaning | Place (something) where one cannot find it again. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | misplace, mislay |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| Meaning | Miss from one's possessions. Lose sight of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Narrower | forget, leave |
| Contrary | find, regain |
| Nouns | losings |
| Meaning | Allow to go out of sight. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Meaning | Fail to make money in a business. Make a loss or fail to profit. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | They lose the money |
| Synonyms | turn a loss |
| Contrary | profit, turn a profit; break even |
| Nouns | loser; losings |
| Meaning | Fail to get or obtain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Contrary | acquire, win, gain |
| Meaning | Retreat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede |
| Broader | regress, retrograde, retrogress |
| Contrary | gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground |
| Meaning | Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | miss |
| Narrower | overlook |
| Meaning | Be set at a disadvantage. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | suffer |
| Broader | worsen, decline |
| Similar to | suffer |