lose
v 1: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either
physically or in an abstract sense; fail to keep in mind
or in sight; "She lost her purse when she left it
unattended on her seat"; "She lost her husband a year
ago" [ant: {keep}]
2: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war" [ant: {win}]
3: suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She
lost her husband in the war"
4: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {mislay}]
5: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my
glasses again!" [ant: {find}]
6: allow to go out of sight: "The detective lost the man he was
shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
7: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to
profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad
investment!" [ant: {profit}, {break even}]
8: fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a
year abroad" [ant: {win}]
9: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
[ant: {gain}]
10: 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" [syn: {miss}]