[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.", "to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered:I just lost a dime under this sofa.", "to suffer the deprivation of:to lose one's job; to lose one's life.", "to be of by death:to lose a sister.", "to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.", "(of a clock or watch) to run slower by:The watch loses three minutes a day.", "to give up; forfeit the possession of:to lose a fortune at the gaming table.", "to get rid of:to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight; She needs to lose those bangs!", "to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively):Ship and crew were lost.", "to condemn to hell; damn.", "to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.:to lose him in the crowd.", "to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.):to lose one's bearings.", "to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip :She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.", "to use to no purpose; waste :to lose time in waiting.", "to fail to get or take advantage of; miss :to lose an opportunity.", "to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.):to lose a bet.", "to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.):He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.", "to cause the loss of:The delay lost the battle for them.", "to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.:We lost ourselves in the woods.", "to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else:I had lost myself in thought.", "(of a physician or other medical personnel) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient):The doctor came out of the operating room and sadly said, “So sorry. We lost him.”", "(of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to suffer loss:to lose on a contract.", "to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game:We played well, but we lost.", "to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality:a classic that loses in translation.", "(of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired:He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals."]}]