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    [Verb]  | "lose" | \ ˈlüz \


    1: to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place

    2: to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner

    3: to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person)

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lēosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy;

    [Verb]  | "lose out" 


    1: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain

    Origin: circa 1858 ;

    [Idiomatic phrase]  | "lose the plot" 


    1: to become confused by or unable to deal with a situation

    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Noun]  | "touch" 


    1: the act or fact of touching; also : the act or an instance of handling or controlling a ball (as in basketball or soccer)

    2: the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived

    3: a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors : feel

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "lose heart" 


    1: to begin to feel that one cannot do something that one has been trying to do : to become discouraged

    [Idiom]  | "lose one's cool/composure" 


    1: to become angry

    [Idiom]  | "lose one's lunch" 


    1: to throw up : vomit

    [Idiom]  | "lose one's temper" 


    1: to get angry

    [Idiom]  | "lose touch" 


    1: to stop communicating with each other : to no longer know what is happening in each other's lives —often + with

    2: to stop knowing what is happening, how certain people feel, etc. —usually + with

    [Verb]  | "loses" 


    1: to be unable to find or have at hand;


      * e.g., " ... I always lose my keys "




    2: to fail to win, gain, or obtain;


      * e.g., " ... if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs "




    3: to undergo defeat;


      * e.g., " ... she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens "




    [Verb]  | "lose" 


    1: to be unable to find or have at hand;


      * e.g., " ... I always lose my keys "




    2: to fail to win, gain, or obtain;


      * e.g., " ... if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs "



    •  Synonyms : 

    •  drop


    3: to undergo defeat;


      * e.g., " ... she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens "




    [Verb]  | "loses (to)" 


    [Phrase]  | "loses ground" 


    1: to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable);


      * e.g., " ... We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team. "




    [Phrase]  | "loses heart" 


    1: to lose all hope or confidence;


      * e.g., " ... He told his friend not to lose heart because they might still win the game. "




    [Phrase]  | "loses it" 


    1: to yield to mental or emotional stress;


      * e.g., " ... She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay. "



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    [Phrase]  | "loses one's cool" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... He lost his cool when he couldn't beat the game. "




    [Phrase]  | "loses one's lunch" 


    1: to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth;


      * e.g., " ... After riding the rollercoaster, I felt like I was going to lose my lunch. "



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    [Phrase]  | "loses one's temper" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... He regretted losing his temper over something so small. "




    [Phrase]  | "lose ground" 


    1: to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable);


      * e.g., " ... We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team. "




     [ "lose-lose" ]

    1: Noun. Name for a person. Used as in "You're a lose-lose." A person whom, with them, everything is a "lose-lose situation."

      * e.g.,  ... ... After Joe and Bob are busted for possession of marijuana and cited by the police (but not arrested because the amount was too little), the following conversation occurs:  

     [ "lose-lose" ]

    2: (NOTE: A "lose-lose situation" is the opposite of a "win-win situation.")

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: "We can go back to my house or we can smoke the rest of my stash of pot." :) 

     [ "lose it" ]

    1: (verb)

      * e.g.,  ... My dad's lost it! 

     [ "lose it" ]

    2: 1-to lose one's mind; to become crazy or angry.

     [ "lose it" ]

    3: 2-to miss the chance.

     [ "for the lose" ]

    1: The opposite of for the win. Used to describe a situation or thing that is undesirable, whether that situation was caused by the speaker or by someone else. Often shouted when someone is killed in a multiplayer game. Most commonly used by gamers, though it's gaining popularity in general online culture for anything that's disliked.

      * e.g.,  ... "He just shot me with a rocket launcher! For the lose!" 

     [ "Losing" ]

    1: Something Charlie Sheen can't do. It if looks like he's losing, he's just having a winning overload.

      * e.g.,  ... If you are playing a game and the other team is up by alot, your losing. If Charlie Sheen is on the same team as you, he can switch sides so that he doens't have a winning overload. 

     [ "Lose" ]

    1: A definition that in 5 years time noone will ever see.

      * e.g.,  ... "This is my first Urban Dictionary add" 

     [ "Losing" ]

    1: What Charlie Sheen has never done in his life.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Sheen, remember losing that baseball game one time? No Justin, im always winning! 

     [ "LOSing" ]

    1: pronouncd "low-sing"

      * e.g.,  ... "Do you have your team for LOSing yet?" 

     [ "LOSing" ]

    2: stands for Lawn Ornament Stealing, where several groups treck around the city in cars and steal select lawn ornaments.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yeah! I'm so psyched for tonight!" 

     [ "LOSing" ]

    3: "Urban scavenger hunt"

     [ "losing" ]

    1: 1) When there is a disappointing and less than expected outcome to a situation

      * e.g.,  ... Bethany tripped in front of Amare, she lost. 

     [ "losing" ]

    2: 2) Anything that results in the loss of cool points

      * e.g.,  ... My girl isn't trying to do it tonight, I'm losing. 

     [ "losing" ]

    3: 3) The opposite of getting your life

      * e.g.,  ... Gabrielle found out her ex is gay, she lost. 

     [ "lose it" ]

    1: A condition which happens to young men esp. after their girlfriends dump them, marked by a feeling of despair, depression and the inability to bond with another woman. Very common in men who get engagement rings returned. However, virtually unknown in divorsed men. Losing it could last several years if not longer.

      * e.g.,  ... After Tom got dumped which made him lose it, he spent the rest of his days watching the movie "Paris, Texas", over and over again. 

     [ "lose" ]

    1: used in the opposite situation as win, usually when something disappointing has been mentioned

      * e.g.,  ... A: I think I just failed a math test 

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