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lose
verb- to get rid of US, 1931
- — Ralph S. Singleton, Filmaker’s Dictionary, p. 98, 1990
- to fail to understand UK, 1962
- No, the majority of sound is radiated from the top and back plates of the violin, which are set in motion by the changes of pressure inside the box, which brings us to the crucial role of the bridge. I’m afraid you’ve lost me. — The Guardian, 1 October 2002
- (used of a computer program) to fail to work as expected US
- — Guy L. Steele et al., The Hacker’s Dictionary, p. 87, 1983
▷ lose a load
to ejaculate US- — American Speech, p. 117, May 1964: “Problems in the study of campus slang”
▶ lose fire
(used of a car engine) to stop operating US- It is bad news for a drag race team to see its car lose fire right out of the hole. — Ed Radlauer, Drag Racing Pix Dix, p. 34, 1970
▶ lose it- to lose your mental focus to drugs, rhythmic sound and movement, and temporarily lose touch with the reality beyond the rave UK
A refined sense of “lose it” (to temporarily lose control). - It was neat that I could see the DJ at Drum Club as he was totally losing it back there and getting us all going too. Plenty of smoke–yeah. — Ben Malbon, Cool Places, p. 278, 1998
- to come off your motorcycle accidentally UK
- — Douglas Dunford, Motorcycle Department, Beaulieu Motor Museum, 1979
▶ lose the plot
to lose your grasp of a situation UK- I want to reassure the auld cunt that I haven’t lost the plot and it’s still Thunderbirds Are Go[.] — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 218, 2001
- The UK media has lost the plot. — The Times, 8 April 2003
▶ lose water
in bodybuilding, to perspire US
Done intentionally before competition in bodybuilding in order to improve muscle definition.- — American Speech, p. 200, Fall 1984: “The language of body building”
▶ lose your cool
to become angry, excited, nervous, etc; to lose your self-possession US, 1984- [T]he damage he [boxer Mike Tyson] did himself last January when he repeatedly lost his cool and swore at several reporters live on air. — The Guardian, 16 January 2000
▶ lose your lunch
to vomit US, 1918- And I think he would have lost his lunch if he knew that his wife was The Plumber’s daugther[.] — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Money, p. 47, 1994
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