Alosenoun
A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
Loseverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
âIf you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.â; âHe lost his hearing in the explosion.â; âShe lost her position when the company was taken over.â;
Alosenoun
The American shad (Alosa sapidissima).
Loseverb
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
âI lost my way in the forest.â;
Aloseverb
To praise.
Loseverb
(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
âJohnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.â; âHe lost his spleen in a car wreck.â;
Alosenoun
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.
Loseverb
(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
âWe lost the football match.â;
Loseverb
(transitive) To shed (weight).
âIâve lost five pounds this week.â;
Loseverb
(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
âThe policeman lost the robber he was chasing.â; âMission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.â;
Loseverb
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
âWe managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.â;
Loseverb
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
âShe lost all her sons in the war.â;
Loseverb
(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
Loseverb
To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
âWhen we get into the building, please lose the hat.â;
Loseverb
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
âMy watch loses five minutes a week.â; âIt's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.â;
Loseverb
To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
Loseverb
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
âI lost a part of what he said.â;
Loseverb
To cause to part with; to deprive of.
Losenoun
(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.
Loseverb
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.
âFair Venus wept the sad disasterOf having lost her favorite dove.â;
Loseverb
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.
âIf the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?â;
Loseverb
Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
âThe unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.â;
Loseverb
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
âHe hath lost his fellows.â;
Loseverb
To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
âThe woman that deliberates is lost.â;
Loseverb
To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
âLike following life thro' creatures you dissect,You lose it in the moment you detect.â;
Loseverb
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.
âHe shall in no wise lose his reward.â; âI fought the battle bravely which I lost,And lost it but to Macedonians.â;
Loseverb
To cause to part with; to deprive of.
âHow should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion?â;
Loseverb
To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
âO false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory.â; âIn the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads.â;
Loseverb
To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
âWe 'll . . . hear poor roguesTalk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out.â;
Loseverb
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense;
âShe lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seatâ;
Loseverb
fail to win;
âWe lost the battle but we won the warâ;
Loseverb
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal;
âShe lost her husband in the warâ; âThe couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed herâ;
Loseverb
place (something) where one cannot find it again;
âI misplaced my eyeglassesâ;
Loseverb
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;
âI've lost my glasses again!â;
Loseverb
allow to go out of sight;
âThe detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red lightâ;
Loseverb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit;
âI lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!â; âThe company turned a loss after the first yearâ; âThe company has not profited from the mergerâ;
Loseverb
fail to get or obtain;
âI lost the opportunity to spend a year abroadâ;
Loseverb
retreat
Loseverb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;
âI missed that remarkâ; âShe missed his pointâ; âWe lost part of what he saidâ;
Loseverb
be set at a disadvantage;
âThis author really suffers in translationâ;
Loseverb
be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
âLinda was very upset about losing her jobâ; âI've lost my appetiteâ; âthe company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivalsâ;
Loseverb
cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)
âyou lost me my appointment at London Universityâ;
Loseverb
be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death
âshe lost her husband in the fireâ;
Loseverb
(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth
âam I going to lose the baby?â;
Loseverb
be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action
âa fishing disaster in which 129 men were lostâ;
Loseverb
decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight)
âshe couldn't eat and began to lose weightâ;
Loseverb
(of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time)
âthis clock will neither gain nor lose a secondâ;
Loseverb
become unable to control one's temper or emotions
âI completely lost itâI was screaming at themâ;
Loseverb
become unable to find (something or someone)
âI've lost the car keysâ;
Loseverb
cease or become unable to follow (the right route)
âthe clouds came down and we lost the pathâ;
Loseverb
evade or shake off (a pursuer)
âhe came after me waving his revolver, but I easily lost himâ;
Loseverb
get rid of (an undesirable person or thing)
âlose that creep!â;
Loseverb
cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation
âsorry, Tim, you've lost me thereâ;
Loseverb
be or become deeply absorbed in (something)
âhe had been lost in thoughtâ;
Loseverb
fail to win (a game or contest)
âthey lost by one voteâ; âEngland lost the first Test matchâ;
Loseverb
cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest)
âthat shot lost him the championshipâ;
Loseverb
earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent
âthe paper is losing ÂŁ1.5 million a monthâ; âhe lost heavily on box office flopsâ;
Loseverb
waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)
âthe government lost no time in holding fresh electionsâ; âhe has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1â;