'Losing' definitions:

Definition of 'Losing'

From: GCIDE
  • Lose \Lose\ (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lost (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. Losing (l[=oo]z"[i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le['i]san, p. p. loren (in comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw. f["o]rlisa, f["o]rlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a & v., L. luere to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. l[=u] to cut. [root]127. Cf. Analysis, Palsy, Solve, Forlorn, Leasing, Loose, Loss.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle. [1913 Webster]
  • Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health. [1913 Webster]
  • If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? --Matt. v. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction. [1913 Webster]
  • The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way. [1913 Webster]
  • He hath lost his fellows. --Shak [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. [1913 Webster]
  • The woman that deliberates is lost. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd. [1913 Webster]
  • Like following life thro' creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said. [1913 Webster]
  • He shall in no wise lose his reward. --Matt. x. 42. [1913 Webster]
  • I fought the battle bravely which I lost, And lost it but to Macedonians. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. To cause to part with; to deprive of. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion? --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining. [1913 Webster]
  • O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory. --Baxter. [1913 Webster]
  • To lose ground, to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage.
  • To lose heart, to lose courage; to become timid. "The mutineers lost heart." --Macaulay.
  • To lose one's head, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment, through fear, anger, or other emotion. [1913 Webster]
  • In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads. --Whitney.
  • To lose one's self. (a) To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city. (b) To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep.
  • To lose sight of. (a) To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land. (b) To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he lost sight of the issue. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Losing'

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  • Losing \Lo"sing\, a. [See Losenger.] Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick-named Losing, that is, the Flatterer. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Losing'

From: GCIDE
  • Losing \Los"ing\, a. [See Lose, v. t.] Causing or likely to cause a loss; as, a losing game or business; a losing strategy. [1913 Webster]
  • Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

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