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loses the bell

loses the bell is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose the bell.

Meaning of lose the bell

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be defeated in a contest.
    • In single fight he lost the bell.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...

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What is loses the bell the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses the bell is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose the bell.

Words near loses the bell in the dictionary

  1. loses out
  2. loses patience
  3. loses sight of
  4. loses sleep
  5. loses the battle, but wins the war
  6. loses the bell
  7. loses the bubble
  8. loses the dressing room
  9. loses the fang
  10. loses the number of one's mess
  11. loses the plot

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