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 |