Lose vs. Shed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lose and Shed
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Lose
Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
Linda was very upset about losing her job
I've lost my appetite
The company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals
Shed
A shed is typically a simple, single-story roofed structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop. Sheds vary considerably in their size and complexity of construction, from simple open-sided ones designed to cover bicycles or garden items to large wood-framed structures with shingled roofs, windows, and electrical outlets.
Lose
Become unable to find (something or someone)
I've lost the car keys
Shed
A simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop
A bicycle shed
A garden shed
Lose
Fail to win (a game or contest)
They lost by one vote
England lost the first Test match
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Shed
Park (a vehicle) in a depot
The buses were temporarily shedded in that depot
Lose
Earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent
The paper is losing £1.5 million a month
He lost heavily on box office flops
Shed
(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground
Both varieties shed leaves in winter
Lose
Waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)
The government lost no time in holding fresh elections
He has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1
Shed
Discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)
Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs
Lose
To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay
He's always losing his car keys.
Shed
Cast or give off (light)
The full moon shed a watery light on the scene
Lose
To be deprived of (something one has had)
Lost her art collection in the fire.
Lost her job.
Shed
Accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill
A lorry shed its load of steel bars
Lose
To be left alone or desolate because of the death of
Lost his wife.
Shed
Eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.
Lose
To be unable to keep alive
A doctor who has lost very few patients.
Shed
To have (a growth or covering) be disconnected or fall off by a natural process
A tree shedding its leaves.
A snake shedding its skin.
A dog shedding its hair.
Lose
To be unable to keep control or allegiance of
Lost his temper at the meeting.
Is losing supporters by changing his mind.
Shed
To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed)
I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.
Lose
To fail to win; fail in
Lost the game.
Lost the court case.
Shed
To take off (an article of clothing).
Lose
To fail to use or take advantage of
Don't lose a chance to improve your position.
Shed
To produce and release (a tear or tears).
Lose
To fail to hear, see, or understand
We lost the plane in the fog. I lost her when she started speaking about thermodynamics.
Shed
(Archaic) To pour forth.
Lose
To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
Shed
To repel without allowing penetration
A duck's feathers shed water.
Lose
To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
Shed
To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart
A lamp that sheds a lot of light.
Lose
To rid oneself of
Lost five pounds.
Shed
To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process
The cats are shedding now.
Lose
To consume aimlessly; waste
Lost a week in idle occupations.
Shed
An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.
Lose
To wander from or become ignorant of
Lose one's way.
Shed
Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed.
Lose
To elude or outdistance
Lost their pursuers.
Shed
The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them.
Lose
To be outdistanced by
Chased the thieves but lost them.
Shed
A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.
Lose
To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.
Shed
A large low structure often open on all sides.
Lose
To cause or result in the loss of
Failure to reply to the advertisement lost her the job.
Shed
To part, separate or divide.
To shed something in two.
To shed the sheep from the lambs.
A metal comb shed her golden hair.
We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.
Lose
To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive
Both planes were lost in the crash.
Shed
(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
Lose
To cause to be damned.
Shed
To pour; to make flow.
Lose
To suffer loss
Investors who lost heavily on the firm's stock.
Shed
(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
Lose
To be defeated
Our team lost in overtime.
Shed
(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Can you shed any light on this problem?
Lose
To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.
Shed
To pour forth, give off, impart.
Lose
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.
He lost his hearing in the explosion.
She lost her position when the company was taken over.
Shed
To fall in drops; to pour.
Lose
(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
He lost his spleen in a car wreck.
Shed
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Lose
(transitive) To shed (weight).
I’ve lost five pounds this week.
Shed
(weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Lose
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
She lost all her sons in the war.
Shed
To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
Lose
(transitive) To give or owe (money) after losing a bet.
Shed
To woodshed
Lose
To be deprived of access to something.
Users who engage in disruptive behavior may lose their accounts.
Shed
(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
Lose
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
I lost my way in the forest.
Shed
(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
Lose
(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
We lost the football match.
You just lost The Game.
Shed
(obsolete) A parting in the hair.
Lose
(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
The policeman lost the robber he was chasing.
Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
Shed
(obsolete) The top of the head.
Lose
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.
Shed
(obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
Lose
(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
Shed
(physics) A unit of area equivalent to 10−52 square meters; used in nuclear physics Category:en:Nuclear physics
Lose
To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
Shed
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
A wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed
Lose
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
My watch loses five minutes a week.
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
Shed
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
Lose
(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
Shed
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
Lose
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
I lost a part of what he said.
Shed
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
Lose
(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.
Shed
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
The first Aletes born in lowly shed.
Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel.
Lose
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.
Fair Venus wept the sad disasterOf having lost her favorite dove.
Shed
A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
Lose
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.
If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?
Shed
A parting; a separation; a division.
They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise.
Lose
Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.
Shed
The act of shedding or spilling; - used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
Lose
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
He hath lost his fellows.
Shed
That which parts, divides, or sheds; - used in composition, as in watershed.
Lose
To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Shed
The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
Lose
To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
Like following life thro' creatures you dissect,You lose it in the moment you detect.
Shed
To separate; to divide.
Lose
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.
He shall in no wise lose his reward.
I fought the battle bravely which I lost,And lost it but to Macedonians.
Shed
To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood?
Twice seven consenting years have shedTheir utmost bounty on thy head.
Lose
To cause to part with; to deprive of.
How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion?
Shed
To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
Lose
To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory.
In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads.
Shed
To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
Lose
To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
We '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.
Shed
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Lose
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
Shed
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Lose
Fail to win;
We lost the battle but we won the war
Shed
To fall in drops; to pour.
Such a rain down from the welkin shadde.
Lose
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
Shed
To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.
Lose
Place (something) where one cannot find it again;
I misplaced my eyeglasses
Shed
An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
Lose
Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;
I've lost my glasses again!
Shed
Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes
Lose
Allow to go out of sight;
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
Shed
Pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities;
Shed tears
Spill blood
God shed His grace on Thee
Lose
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
The company has not profited from the merger
Shed
Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over;
Spill the beans all over the table
Lose
Fail to get or obtain;
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
Shed
Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;
Out dog sheds every Spring
Lose
Retreat
Shed
Shed at an early stage of development;
Most amphibians have caducous gills
The caducous calyx of a poppy
Lose
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
Lose
Be set at a disadvantage;
This author really suffers in translation
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