losing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
    lose.
    • She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
  2. verb fail to win
    lose.
    • We lost the battle but we won the war
  3. verb suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
    lose.
    • She lost her husband in the war
    • The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
  4. verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
    mislay; misplace; lose.
    • I misplaced my eyeglasses
  5. verb miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
    lose.
    • I've lost my glasses again!
  6. verb allow to go out of sight
    lose.
    • The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
  7. verb fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
    turn a loss; lose.
    • I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
    • The company turned a loss after the first year
  8. verb fail to get or obtain
    lose.
    • I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
  9. verb retreat
    drop off; fall back; fall behind; recede; lose.
  10. verb fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
    miss; lose.
    • I missed that remark
    • She missed his point
    • We lost part of what he said
  11. verb be set at a disadvantage
    suffer; lose.
    • This author really suffers in translation

WordNet


Lo"sing adjective
Etymology
See Losenger.
Definitions
  1. Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. Obs.
    Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick-named Losing, that is, the Fratterer. Fuller.
Los"ing adjective
Etymology
See Lose, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business.
    Who strive sit out losing hands are lost. Herbert.

Webster 1913