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losed

losed is the simple past and past participle of lose.

losed is the simple past and past participle of loose.

Meaning of lose

Verb

lose (third-person singular simple present loses, present participle losing, simple past and past participle lost)

  1. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
    • If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.
    1. (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
      • Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
    2. (transitive) To shed (weight).
      • I’ve lost five pounds this week.
    3. (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
      • She lost all her sons in the war.
    4. (transitive) To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.
      • Frank had lost $500 staying in Vegas.
    5. (transitive) To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).
      • Users who engage in disruptive behavior may lose their accounts.

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Meaning of loose

Verb

loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed)

  1. (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
    • Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 21:2
    Synonyms:
    free, release
  2. (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
  3. (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
    Synonyms:
    loosen, relax, slacken
  4. (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
    Synonyms:
    let go, release
  5. To shoot (an arrow).
  6. (obsolete) To set sail.
    • Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:13

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Questions about losed

What is losed the simple past and past participle of?
Losed is the simple past and past participle of lose.

Words near losed in the dictionary

  1. lose weight
  2. lose-lose
  3. loseable
  4. Loseby
  5. Losebys
  6. losed
  7. Losedows
  8. Losee
  9. Losees
  10. losel
  11. losell

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Adapted from Wiktionary: losed (page history and authors); lose (page history and authors); loose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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