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- English Word Losable Definition Such as can be lost.
- English Word Losange Definition See Lozenge.
- English Word Lose Definition 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.
- English Word Lose Definition 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.
- English Word Lose Definition Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
- English Word Lose Definition To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
- English Word Lose Definition To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
- English Word Lose Definition To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
- English Word Lose Definition 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.
- English Word Lose Definition To cause to part with; to deprive of.
- English Word Lose Definition To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
- English Word Lose Definition To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
- English Word Losel Definition One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel.
- English Word Losel Definition Wasteful; slothful.
- English Word Losenger Definition A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener.
- English Word Losengerie Definition Flattery; deceit; trickery.
- English Word Loser Definition One who loses.
- English Word Losing Definition of Lose
- English Word Losing Definition Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening.
- English Word Losing Definition Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business.
- English Word Losingly Definition In a manner to incur loss.
- English Word Loss Definition The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
- English Word Loss Definition The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
- English Word Loss Definition That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
- English Word Loss Definition The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
- English Word Loss Definition Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
- English Word Loss Definition Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
- English Word Loss Definition Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
- English Word Loss Definition Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
- English Word Lossful Definition Detrimental.