| Main Entry: |
lose |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
be deprived of; mislay |
Synonyms: |
be careless, be impoverished, be reduced, become poorer, bereave,
capitulate,
consume,
default,
deplete, disinherit,
displace, dispossess,
dissipate, divest,
drain,
drop,
exhaust, expend,
fail, fail to keep, fall short,
forfeit,
forget,
give up,
lavish, misplace,
miss, misspend,
oust, pass up,
relinquish, rob,
sacrifice,
squander,
suffer, suffer loss,
surrender, use up,
waste,
yield
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| Notes: |
loose means not restrained, fastened, confined or attached, while lose means fail to keep or to maintain or fail to win |
Antonyms: |
hold on to, keep, maintain
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