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What is the verb for loss?

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lose
  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
  2. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
  3. (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
  4. (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
  5. (transitive) To shed (weight).
  6. (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
  7. (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
  8. (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
  9. (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
  10. (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
  11. Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
  12. To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
  13. To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
  14. (transitive, archaic) To cause to part with; to deprive of.
  15. Synonyms:
      16. misplace, mislay, displace, misfile, be unable to find, suffer the loss of, lose track of, leave behind, forget the whereabouts of, be unable to put, put in the wrong place, place wrongly, forget whereabouts of, place unwisely, forget where one has put something, put in wrong place, mislook, drop, miss, forget, be unable to put your hands on, be unable to lay hands on, leave, overlook, fail to keep, fail to keep sight of, fail to retain, omit to take, be beaten, be defeated, suffer defeat, be bested by, be the loser, capitulate, come off second-best, fail, fall, succumb, yield, be conquered, be trounced, be vanquished, bow out, cede, collapse … more
  16. Examples:
      17. “Tim would lose his keys in all the clutter that had piled up on his desk.”
      “I would lose my headphones on the train before I disembarked because I wasn't paying attention.”
      “He would lose to his opponent, but at least he gave it his best.”
lost
  1. simple past tense and past participle of lose
  2. Synonyms:
      3. misplaced, mislaid, displaced, misfiled, suffered the loss of, left, dropped, forgot, left behind, overlooked, lost track of, failed to keep, failed to keep sight of, failed to retain, suffered defeat, came off second-best, capitulated, failed, fell, felled, succumbed, yielded, yold, bowed out, ceded, collapsed, keeled, lost out, relent, relented, relinquished, went down, abdicated, admitted defeat, backed down, bowed, came to grief, came up short, defaulted, fell short, gave in, got the worst, had the worst, laid down arms, threw in the towel, took a licking, went under, came a cropper, crashed out, met one's Waterloo … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Tim lost his keys in all the clutter that had piled up on his desk.”
      “I lost my headphones on the train before I disembarked because I wasn't paying attention.”
      “He lost to his opponent, but at least he gave it his best.”
loss
  1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of lost
losing
  1. present participle of lose
  2. Synonyms:
      3. misplacing, mislaying, displacing, misfiling, suffering the loss of, leaving, dropping, forgetting, leaving behind, overlooking, losing track of, failing to keep, failing to keep sight of, failing to retain, suffering defeat, capitulating, coming off second-best, failing, falling, succumbing, yielding, bowing out, ceding, collapsing, going down, keeling, losing out, relenting, relinquishing, abdicating, admitting defeat, backing down, bowing, coming to grief, coming up short, defaulting, falling short, getting the worst, giving in, going under, having the worst, laying down arms, taking a licking, throwing in the towel, coming a cropper, crashing out, meeting one's Waterloo, suffering, taking a beating, dropping a bundle … more
losed
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose
  2. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of loose
loses
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose
  2. Synonyms:
      3. misplaces, mislays, displaces, misfiles, suffers the loss of, leaves, drops, forgets, leaves behind, overlooks, loses track of, fails to keep, fails to keep sight of, fails to retain, suffers defeat, capitulates, comes off second-best, fails, falls, succumbs, yields, bows out, cedes, collapses, goes down, keels, loses out, relents, relinquishes, abdicates, admits defeat, backs down, bows, comes to grief, comes up short, defaults, falls short, gets the worst, gives in, goes under, has the worst, lays down arms, takes a licking, throws in the towel, comes a cropper, crashes out, meets one's Waterloo, suffers, takes a beating, drops a bundle … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “To avoid this accrual, the taxpayer can pay the disputed tax and file a refund claim, preventing interest from accruing if the taxpayer loses.”
      “The government responds by sending in the Delta Force, but loses contact as an eerie signal interrupts radio communications.”
      “Irresistibly propelled by its walking bass, Mirrors of Fire is a driving, dramatic piece which never loses its superbly focused energy.”
loseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose
lostest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of lose
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