lose

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lose

(jargon)   (MIT) 1. To fail. A program loses when it encounters an exceptional condition or fails to work in the expected manner.

2. To be exceptionally unesthetic or crocky.

3. Of people, to be obnoxious or unusually stupid (as opposed to ignorant).

4. Refers to something that is losing, especially in the phrases "That's a lose!" and "What a lose!"

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Last updated: 1995-04-19

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  suffer, miss, fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede, turn a loss, misplace, mislay
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground, acquire, profit, turn a profit, break even, find, regain, keep, hold on