lose
loohz
- v fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- v fail to win
- v suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- v place (something) where one cannot find it again
- v miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- v allow to go out of sight
- v fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
- v fail to get or obtain
- v retreat
- v fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- v be set at a disadvantage
- Where you gain weight on your body may play a significant role in how you can lose it.
- You've heard it for years: to lose weight, hit the gym.
- On a high-protein diet, you may lose some weight because you are eating fewer simple carbohydrates.