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  • 11lose — [v1] be deprived of; mislay be careless, become poorer, be impoverished, bereave, be reduced, capitulate, consume, default, deplete, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, drain, drop, exhaust, expend, fail, fail to keep, fall short …

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  • 12lose — I (be deprived of) verb amittere, be deprived of, be impoverished, be without, become poorer by, experience a loss, fail to find, fail to keep, forfeit, forget, incur a loss, meet with a loss, mislay, misplace, miss, part with, perdere, sacrifice …

    Law dictionary

  • 13lose it — ► lose it informal lose control of one s temper or emotions. Main Entry: ↑lose …

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  • 14Lose — Lose, v. i. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest. [1913 Webster] We ll . . . hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we ll talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who s in, who s …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15lose in — lose (yourself) (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages… …

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  • 16lose — The verb lose is occasionally written as loose, especially by writers in a hurry. The verb loose has a quite different meaning, and has enough problems of its own (see loose, loosen) …

    Modern English usage

  • 17Lose [1] — Lose, oberdeutscher Ausdruck für Mutterschwein; übertragen: ein unzüchtiges Weib …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 18Lose [2] — Lose, das Stück eines schlaffen Taues, das man beim Straffziehen (Steifholen) gewinnt; » die L. durchholen«, seemännische Redensart für »lustig leben und etwas draufgehen lassen« …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 19lose — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • locker Bsp.: • Eine Schraube ist locker …

    Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • 20lose — ad·i·po·cel·lu·lose; al·lose; al·lu·lose; al·tro hep·tu·lose; am·y·lose; an·ky·lose; cel·lose; cel·lu·lose·like; Ce·re·lose; chlo·ra·lose; chlo·ro·phyl·lose; cu·mu·lose; do·lose; eryth·ru·lose; fi·bril·lose; fi·lose; fis·tu·lose; floc·cu·lose;… …

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