| Main Entry: | lose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be defeated |
Synonyms: |
be humbled, be outdistanced, be sunk, be taken to cleaners, be the loser, be worsted, come up short, decline, drop, drop a bundle, fall, kiss goodbye, lose out, miss, succumb, suffer defeat, take a beating, take the count, take the heat, yield |
| Notes: | loose means not restrained, fastened, confined or attached, while lose means fail to keep or to maintain or fail to win |
Antonyms: |
achieve, succeed, win |