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lose
Synonyms and Antonyms of lose
1
to be unable to find or have at hand
2
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
3
to undergo defeat
take the count
4
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also
sluff (off)
, throw away, throw out, toss, unload
dispose of, set aside
5
to use up carelessly
play ducks and drakes with (or make ducks and drakes of)
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