lose

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To shed (weight); to reduce.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
  7. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To fail to be the winner.
  9. Verb.  Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

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