'Lost motion' definitions:

Definition of 'Lost motion'

From: GCIDE
  • Lost \Lost\, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See Lose, v. t.]
  • 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought. [1913 Webster]
  • Lost motion (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of parts or looseness of joints. [1913 Webster]