Alose vs. Lose — What's the Difference?

Any of certain shad

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)

(Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.

Become unable to find (something or someone)

(Alosa sapidissima).

Fail to win (a game or contest)

To praise.

Earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent

The European shad (Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa); - called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Alosa sapidissima formerly Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.

Waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)

To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay

To be deprived of (something one has had)

To be left alone or desolate because of the death of

To be unable to keep alive

To be unable to keep control or allegiance of

To fail to win; fail in

To fail to use or take advantage of

To fail to hear, see, or understand

To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.

To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.

To rid oneself of

To consume aimlessly; waste

To wander from or become ignorant of

To elude or outdistance

To be outdistanced by

To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.

To cause or result in the loss of

To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive

To cause to be damned.

To suffer loss

To be defeated

To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.

(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.

(transitive) To shed (weight).

(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).

(transitive) To give or owe (money) after losing a bet.

To be deprived of access to something.

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.

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.

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.

Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.

To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.

To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.

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.

To cause to part with; to deprive of.

To prevent from gaining or obtaining.

To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense;

Fail to win;

Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal;

Place (something) where one cannot find it again;

Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;

Allow to go out of sight;

Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit;

Fail to get or obtain;

Retreat

Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;

Be set at a disadvantage;