LOSING
- tending to lose [adj LOSINGEST] / a loss (the act of one that loses) [n LOSINGS] / LOSE, to come to be without and be unable to find [v]
- Evade or shake off (a pursuer)
- Get rid of (an undesirable person or thing)
- Cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation
- Be or become deeply absorbed in (something)
- Fail to win (a game or contest)
- Decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight)
- Cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest)
- Lose control of one's temper or emotions
- Become unable to find (something or someone)
- Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
- Cease or become unable to follow (the right route)
- Earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent
- Waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)
- Cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)
- (of a watch or clock) Become slow by (a specified amount of time)
- Be deprived of (a close relative or friend) through their death or as a result of the breaking off of a relationship
- (of a pregnant woman) Miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth
- Be destroyed or killed, esp. through accident or as a result of military action
- tending to suffer loss [adj LOSINGEST]