sacrifice

n 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for

a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit},

{forfeiture}]

2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in

order to gain an objective)

3: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less

than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable

sacrifice"

4: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to

propitiate a deity [syn: {ritual killing}]

5: (in baseball) an out that advances the base runners

v 1: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I

gave two sons to the war" [syn: {give}]

2: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the

experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several

soldiers to save the regiment"

3: sell at a loss

4: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals