Clues for the word "LOSE"
We've had 239 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 808 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 03, 2026.
Definition of lose
- v. t. - To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
- v. t. - To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
- v. t. - Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
- v. t. - To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
- v. t. - To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
- v. t. - To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
- v. t. - To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.
- v. t. - To cause to part with; to deprive of.
- v. t. - To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
- v. i. - To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
Referring Clues
- Give the slip to
- Mislay
- Suffer deprivation
- Come in last
- Meet one's Waterloo
- Shed
- Be deprived of
- Misplace
- Waste
- Come in behind the others
- Leave in the dust
- Word before face or heart
- Fall (to)
- Get checkmated
- Forfeit
- Shake
- Squander
- With 5-Across, blow a fuse
- Fail to medal
- Shake off
- Ditch
- Alternative to draw
- Get whipped
- Get rid of
- End up in the red
- Leave behind
- Shake off, as a shadow
- Place last, say
- Take the booby prize
- Place, e.g.
- Shake, in a way
- Score the 3 in a 4-3 game
- Drop
- Be an unsuccessful gambler
- Diet successfully
- Blow, as a game
- Elude
- Get outscored
- Take it on the chin
- Go down in flames
- Drop a few pounds
- Blow a lead, say
- Get routed
- Come in second
- Receive the booby prize
- Shake, as a tail
- Fail to prevail
- Shake, so to speak
- Finish second
- Get beaten
- Shake, as a police tail
- Qualify for the consolation round
- Receive fewer votes
- Suffer defeat
- Succeed at dieting
- Come up short
- Succeed, dietwise
- Finish last
- Back the wrong horse
- Get whupped
- Give up
- Succeed with one's diet
- Be checkmated
- Get bested
- Drop, as pounds
- You might do it if you're behind
- Leave Vegas empty-handed
- Make a successful getaway from
- Throw a walk-off homer, e.g.
- Shake, as a tail?
- Almost win
- Get the short straw
- Come out second best
- "Rikki Don't ___ That Number"
- Finish third
- Invest badly
- Succeed on a diet
- Take a beating
- Fail to keep
- Get upset, in a way
- Emulate the hare
- Allow to go out of sight
- Fall short
- Elude on purpose
- Finish fourth
- Bring up the rear
- End up with a consolation prize
- Fail to win
- Succeed in dieting
- Throw, as a fight
- Be defeated
- Get blitzed
- Give up a walk-off homer, e.g.
- Alternative to win or draw
- Diet-ad verb
- Don't prevail
- Go down in defeat
- Be beaten
- Underscore?
- Go home empty-handed, say
- Kiss goodbye
- "Heads I win, tails you ___"
- Disappoint the coach, perhaps
- Emulate the 18-Down
- Blow, as a lead
- Earn 'consolation prizes'
- Speed
- Is defeated
- Be the also-ran
- Attain also-ran status
- Go down
- Fail to maintain
- Earn some lovely parting gifts
- Fail
- Get skunked
- Disappoint one's fans
- Finish second or last
- Get rid of, so to speak
- Emulate a fabled hare
- What you may do when you snooze?
- Drop, as weight
- Shake, as a detective
- Not be victorious
- Fail to win a medal
- Go down to defeat
- Meet defeat
- Get shellacked, say
- Get licked
- Go home empty-handed
- Be vanquished
- Get the short end
- "Parker Lewis Can't ___"
- Gamble badly
- Bow (to)
- What you might do when you snooze?
- Come out behind
- Finish in last place
- Take off, as weight
- Come in too late?
- Get trounced
- Failed to take the cake
- ______ heart
- Throw a fight, say
- Finish last, perhaps
- Diet successfuly
- Drop a game
- Suffered a defeat
- Take a licking
- Like some slot machines
- Get shellacked
- Shake off, as a pursuer
- Be an also-ran
- Get bluffed out, say
- Drop in the stadium
- Be a consolation round candidate
- Be unable to find
- Finish second, perhaps
- Hit the top in Tetris, e.g.
- Draw the short straw, say
- Surrender
- Opposite of win
- Finish second or last, for example
- "eads I win, tails you ___22
- Come in second, cynically
- Take a dive
- Get the highest score, in golf
- Fail to get a victory
- Not win
- Fail to get the victory
- Drop a bundle, say
- Give the slip
- "Born to ___" Social Distortion
- Pete Yorn "___ You"
- Kiss "Nothin' to ___"
- Doors "Try now we can only ___"
- Eric Carmen "Make Me ___ Control"
- "If I Ever ___ My Faith in You" Sting
- Lionel Richie "Don't Wanna ___ You"
- Allman Bros. "Win, ___ or Draw"
- See 16
- Go under in a close match
- Mislay - fail
- Get trounced, say
- Escape from, as trackers
- Have no luck at gambling
- Be outscored
- With 107-Across, give in to despair
- Come in third
- Watch an opponent walk-off?
- Fall short of victory
- Not win a prize
- Be unable to find toilets, we hear
- Get defeated
- Outwit, as a tail
- Engineer a tank
- Be on the short end
- Say goodbye to the sole chance
- Fail to gain a sole option
- Win on Weight Watchers?
- Trim one's waistline
- Have a straight to your opponent's flush, say
- Miss out on one's sole chance
- Be bested
- Take a shellacking
- Drop a match
- Be unsuccessful
- Not prove victorious
- "___ the attitude!"
- Cut out
- Taste defeat
- Go bankrupt, in Monopoly
- Go down and look over the southeast
- Word before "heart" or "touch"
- Reach the Candy Castle last, in Candy Land
- Shake, as a pursuer
- Word before "weight" or "time"
- Be beaten by Leo's replacement
- Suffer a defeat
- Resign, in chess
- With 10-Down, miss the boat
- Finish second, say
- Finish in 27th place
- Forget where one put
- "You snooze, you ___"
- Break an undefeated streak
- Go down, in a way
- Be on the wrong side of a rout
- Fail to get the W
- Finish last, say
- Take an L
- Get upset?
- have a bad day on the field
- Finish 32nd in a race
- Come in second place?
- Get the fewest victory points
- Take the L
- Fail to tail
- Go bankrupt in Monopoly, say
- Finish with a lower score
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 03, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 28, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 21, 2026
- Daily American - January 14, 2026
- LA Times - December 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2025
- Daily American - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 26, 2025
- LA Times - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 07, 2025
- Daily American - August 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 08, 2025
- Daily American - August 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 22, 2025
- LA Times - July 20, 2025
- Daily American - July 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 07, 2025
- Mirror Mini - June 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 21, 2025
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