Synonym: fail, flop, forfeit, mislay, misplace, sacrifice. Antonym: find, gain, win. Similar words: close, closet, closer, closest, closely, close in, close up, close down. Meaning: [luːz] 
v. 1. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 2. fail to win 3. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal 4. place (something) where one cannot find it again 5. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of 6. allow to go out of sight 7. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit 8. fail to get or obtain 9. retreat 10. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind 11. be set at a disadvantage.
v. 1. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 2. fail to win 3. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal 4. place (something) where one cannot find it again 5. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of 6. allow to go out of sight 7. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit 8. fail to get or obtain 9. retreat 10. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind 11. be set at a disadvantage. 
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271. Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily.
272. You could lose the last paragraph to make it fit on one page.
273. I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
274. Having children was the quickest way to lose your street cred.
275. This is a game that Lazio cannot afford to lose.
276. Smaller shops lose a lot of custom when supermarkets open nearby.
277. She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
278. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
279. His father began to lose his memory bit by bit, becoming increasingly forgetful.
280. I enjoy my work, but I'd like to have another string to my bow in case I lose my job.
281. I'm shy of buying shares, in case I lose money.
282. It's just typical of Ian to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest half way through the course.
283. It's not worth guessing the answer, as you may lose marks.
284. The young technical innovator didn't lose heart though the new system was not yet brought into a workable condition.
285. Hypnotherapy can be beneficial for those who wish to give up smoking or to lose weight.
286. Well, all right, hospitals lose money. But, on the other hand, if people are healthy, don't think of it as losing money; think of it as saving lives.
286. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
287. He let me hold myself, not to lose confidence of future.
288. If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20 000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then lose consciousness.
289. You'll be OK as long as you don't lose your head and forget he's the real enemy.
290. She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her benefits.
291. We're going to lose anyway, so I can't see the point of playing.
292. We don't want to lose him. At the same time, he needs to realise that company regulations must be obeyed.