lose

I

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To bring about a loss]

Syn. mislay, forget, be careless with; see misplace .

2. [To incur loss]

Syn. suffer, miss, be deprived of, fail to keep, suffer loss, be reduced by, be impoverished from, become poorer by, be at a disadvantage because of, let slip through the fingers*, come out of the small end of the horn*; see also waste 1 .

Ant. profit*, gain, improve.

3. [To fail to win]

Syn. be defeated, suffer defeat, be worsted, be left behind, be outdistanced, go down in defeat, succumb, fall, be the loser, miss, have the worst of it, be humbled, take defeat at the hands of, drop*, go down for the count*, get it in the neck*, come out on the short end of the score*, be sunk*; see also fail 1 .

Ant. win*, triumph, be victorious.

4. [To suffer financially]

Syn. squander, expend, dissipate; see spend 1 , waste 2 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. mislay misplace, lose track of, lose sight of.

2. be defeated fail, fall, *blow it, *flunk, *go belly up, be outclassed, be outdistanced, fall short, surrender, *eat one's dust, *meet one's Waterloo, *take a beating, be humbled, *take a dive, *bomb, flop, *lay an egg, *take a bath.

3. elude evade, escape, avoid, *give the slip, rid, *throw off the trail, outdistance, *leave in one's wake.

ANT.:1. find, stumble upon, locate. 2. win, defeat, triumph, outclass, vanquish

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To be unable to find: mislay, misplace. See GET. 2. To suffer the loss of: drop, forfeit. Idiom: kiss good-by to. See GET. 3. To fail to take advantage of: miss, waste. Idioms: let slip, let slip through one's fingers, lose out on. See USED. 4. To get away from (a pursuer): elude, evade, shake off, slip, throw off. Slang: shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See SEEK.