To be unable to find

• misplace

  1. To put into a wrong place:
  2. To mislay:
  3. To bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea.

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  1. To put into a wrong place:
  2. To mislay:
  3. To bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea.

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• mislay

  1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten:
  2. To place or put down incorrectly:

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  1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten:
  2. To place or put down incorrectly:

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To suffer the loss of

• forfeit

  1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
  2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
  3. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.

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  1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
  2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
  3. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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To fail to take advantage of

• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• miss

  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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To get away from (a pursuer)

• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• throw off

  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• shake off

  1. To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
  2. To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
  3. To lose someone who is tracking you

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  1. To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
  2. To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
  3. To lose someone who is tracking you

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• evade

  1. To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
  2. To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
  3. To fail to make payment of (taxes).

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  1. To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
  2. To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
  3. To fail to make payment of (taxes).

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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To bring about a loss

• be careless with

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• forget

  1. To be unable to remember (something).
  2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect:
  3. To leave behind unintentionally.

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  1. To be unable to remember (something).
  2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect:
  3. To leave behind unintentionally.

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• mislay

  1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten:
  2. To place or put down incorrectly:

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  1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten:
  2. To place or put down incorrectly:

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To incur loss

• come out of the small end of the horn

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• let slip through the fingers

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• be at a disadvantage because of

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• become poorer by

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• be impoverished from

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• be reduced by

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• suffer loss

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• fail to keep

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• be deprived of

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• miss

  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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• suffer

  1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm:
  2. To have a specified shortcoming or weakness:
  3. To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse:

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  1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm:
  2. To have a specified shortcoming or weakness:
  3. To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse:

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To fail to win

• be sunk

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• come out on the short end of the score

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• get it in the neck

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• go down for the count

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• take defeat at the hands of

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• be humbled

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• have the worst of it

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• miss

  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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• be the loser

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• succumb

  1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
  2. To die, especially from a disease or injury.

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  1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
  2. To die, especially from a disease or injury.

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• go down in defeat

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• be outdistanced

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• be left behind

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• be worsted

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• suffer defeat

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• be defeated

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To suffer financially

• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• expend

  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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