Noxia
03-26-2011, 21:30
Lose:
verb (past and past participle lost /lɒst/)
[with object]
1 be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):
I've lost my appetite
Linda was very upset about losing her job
the company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals
[with two objects] cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something):
you lost me my appointment at London University
be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death:
she lost her husband in the fire
(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth.
(be lost) be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action:
a fishing disaster in which 129 men were lost
decrease in (body weight ); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight).
(of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time):
this clock will neither gain nor lose a second
(lose it) informal become unable to control one's temper or emotions:
I completely lost it — I was screaming at them
Loose:
adjective
1 not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
a loose tooth
the lorry's trailer came loose
not held or tied together or contained within something:
wear your hair loose
pockets bulging with loose change
(of a person or animal) not tied up or shut in:
the bull was loose with cattle in the field
the tethered horses broke loose
(of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
kthxbai
verb (past and past participle lost /lɒst/)
[with object]
1 be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):
I've lost my appetite
Linda was very upset about losing her job
the company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals
[with two objects] cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something):
you lost me my appointment at London University
be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death:
she lost her husband in the fire
(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth.
(be lost) be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action:
a fishing disaster in which 129 men were lost
decrease in (body weight ); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight).
(of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time):
this clock will neither gain nor lose a second
(lose it) informal become unable to control one's temper or emotions:
I completely lost it — I was screaming at them
Loose:
adjective
1 not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
a loose tooth
the lorry's trailer came loose
not held or tied together or contained within something:
wear your hair loose
pockets bulging with loose change
(of a person or animal) not tied up or shut in:
the bull was loose with cattle in the field
the tethered horses broke loose
(of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
kthxbai