| also-ran |
(informal) one who lost in an athletic or political competition. |
| amputee |
a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery. |
| at stake |
in a position to be lost; in jeopardy. |
| back up |
to create and store a copy of (a computer file), often in a separate location, in case the original is damaged or lost. [1/8 definitions] |
| bemuse |
to cause to be preoccupied or lost in thought. [1/2 definitions] |
| brown study |
a condition of being completely lost in thought or reverie. |
| casualty |
a thing or person harmed or lost as a result of some event or situation. [1/5 definitions] |
| catch up |
to learn what has been happening in the lives of others after a period of having lost communication (often fol. by "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| crazed |
having lost one's reason, or having or giving the appearance of being insane. [1/2 definitions] |
| dealate |
having lost the wings in combat, through injury, or the like, as certain insects that shed their wings after the mating flight. |
| decrement |
the amount lost by a gradual reduction or decrease. (Cf. increment.) [1/2 definitions] |
| defeated |
feeling or accepting that one has lost or failed. [2 definitions] |
| defoliate |
having lost all leaves; leafless. [1/4 definitions] |
| dehydration |
the bodily condition of having lost a significant amount of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| disillusioned |
having lost or been stripped of one's hopes or illusions, often resulting in disappointment or sadness. |
| done for |
having lost one's means of support, or having suffered some other calamity; ruined. [1/2 definitions] |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| fallen |
having lost the esteem of others; degraded; immoral. [1/6 definitions] |
| forfeit |
lost or surrendered as a penalty for some crime, offense, or breach of rules. [1/6 definitions] |
| get back |
to obtain something that one has lost; regain. [1/4 definitions] |
| ghost gear |
fishing gear that is lost or illegally dumped into the oceans by commercial fishing companies. |