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    losing
    /ˈluːzɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. suffering, resulting in, or relating to defeat in a game or contest: "the losing side"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › losingLosing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : resulting in or likely to result in defeat. a losing battle. a losing poker hand. 2. : marked by many losses or more losses than wins. a losing streak. a losing record. Examples of losing in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Singer allowed one run across five innings in a losing effort.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOSING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (Definition of losing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › loseLose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : to bring to destruction used chiefly in passive construction. the ship was lost on the reef. b. : damn. … if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Matthew 16:26 (King James Version) 2. : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place. lost his glove. 3.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › losingLOSING Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for LOSING: missing, forgetting, misplacing, mislaying, passing over, overlooking, dropping, forfeiting; Antonyms of LOSING: having, retaining, keeping, holding, owning, possessing, enjoying, occupying.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOSING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    (Definition of losing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of losing. losing. So, it's a losing proposition no matter who you are. From NBCNews.com. Trust me, the company isn't losing money because of piracy. From TIME. Losing a child is not like other losses of loved ones. From NPR.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOSE definition: 1. to no longer have something because you do not know where it is: 2. to have something or…. Learn more.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › losingLOSING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Losing definition: causing or suffering loss. . See examples of LOSING used in a sentence.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › losingLosing - definition of losing by The Free Dictionary

    Define losing. losing synonyms, losing pronunciation, losing translation, English dictionary definition of losing. adj. 1. Failing to win, as in a sport or game: a losing team; a losing lottery ticket. 2. Of or relating to one that fails to win: a losing season; a losing...

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. the act of one that loses. 2. [pl.] losses by gambling.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › losinglosing - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    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.