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loses |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lose 4 of 11 senses of lose Sense 1 lose => white-out => sleep off Sense 2 lose => go down => drop => take the count remain down Sense 5 lose => forget, leave Sense 10 miss, lose => overlook Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lose 4 of 11 senses of lose Sense 1 lose => white-out => sleep off Sense 2 lose => go down => drop => take the count remain down Sense 5 lose => forget, leave Sense 10 miss, lose => overlook Entailment of verb lose 1 of 11 senses of lose Sense 2 lose => compete, vie, contend Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lose 11 senses of lose Sense 1 lose Sense 2 lose Sense 3 lose => suffer Sense 4 misplace, mislay, lose => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 5 lose Sense 6 lose Sense 7 lose, turn a loss Sense 8 lose Sense 9 fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede => regress, retrograde, retrogress Sense 10 miss, lose Sense 11 suffer, lose => worsen, decline Familiarity of verb lose lose used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lose Sense 1 lose -------------- Sense 2 lose -------------- Sense 3 lose => suffer -------------- Sense 4 misplace, mislay, lose => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 5 lose -------------- Sense 6 lose -------------- Sense 7 lose, turn a loss -------------- Sense 8 lose -------------- Sense 9 fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede => regress, retrograde, retrogress -------------- Sense 10 miss, lose -------------- Sense 11 suffer, lose => worsen, decline -------------- Overview of verb lose The verb lose has 11 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (125) 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") 2. (17) lose -- (fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war") 3. (10) 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") 4. (7) misplace, mislay, lose -- (place something where one cannot find it again "I misplaced my eyeglasses") 5. (6) lose -- (miss from one's possessions; lose sight of "I've lost my glasses again!") 6. (4) lose -- (allow to go out of sight: "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light") 7. (3) lose, turn a loss -- (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") 8. (2) lose -- (fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad") 9. (2) fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede -- (retreat) 10. (1) miss, 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") 11. suffer, lose -- (be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation") Overview of verb lose The verb lose has 11 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (125) 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") 2. (17) lose -- (fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war") 3. (10) 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") 4. (7) misplace, mislay, lose -- (place something where one cannot find it again "I misplaced my eyeglasses") 5. (6) lose -- (miss from one's possessions; lose sight of "I've lost my glasses again!") 6. (4) lose -- (allow to go out of sight: "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light") 7. (3) lose, turn a loss -- (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") 8. (2) lose -- (fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad") 9. (2) fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede -- (retreat) 10. (1) miss, 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") 11. suffer, lose -- (be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation")
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