lose
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Definitions
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
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fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
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suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
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place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
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miss from one''s possessions; lose sight of; "I''ve lost my glasses again!"
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allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
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fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
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fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
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retreat
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
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be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
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drop
drop one''s serve
forget
go down
leave
overlook
remain down
sleep off
take the count
whiteout
white-out