Definitions from Wiktionary ( )

▸ verb:  (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To shed (weight).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).
▸ verb:  To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
▸ verb:  (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
▸ verb:  Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
▸ verb:  (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
▸ verb:  To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
▸ noun:  A surname from German.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”). [(obsolete) Praise; fame; reputation.]

---

▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to lose
▸ Usage examples for lose

▸ Idioms related to lose
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing lose
▸ Words that often appear near lose
▸ Rhymes of lose

▸ Invented words related to lose