losing[noun]Synonyms: loss, mislaying, misplacement, misplacing
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losing noun.
['lu:zɪŋ] OE.[from LOSE verb + -ING1.]The action of
LOSE verb; an instance of this. In early use
spec. perdition, destruction; the action of being lost or destroyed.
a losing streak: see
STREAK noun.
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losing ppl adjective.
['lu:zɪŋ] E16.[from LOSE verb + -ING2.]That loses, that results in loss.
losing battle a battle in which defeat seems inevitable (
lit. &
fig.).
losing game (a) a game in which defeat seems inevitable;
(b) a game in which the loser of the game wins the stakes, a test of skill in forcing one's opponent to win.
losing hazard: see
HAZARD noun.
■ losingest adjective (
N. Amer. colloq.) losing more often than others of its kind, least successful
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