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losing line

losing line noun: synonym of losing streak (“uninterrupted series of losses”).

Noun

losing line (plural losing lines)

  1. Synonym of losing streak (“uninterrupted series of losses”).
    • "I wish you two men would give me the tip for beating this purgatorial image," he grumbled as they came up. "I thought that he'd struck a losing line after your experience and this is the result." He indicated the spectacle of their amiable host folding up his I.O.U. preparatory to dropping it...1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    losing streak

Synonyms of losing line

Forms of losing line

plurallosing lines

Questions about losing line

What does losing line mean?
Losing line means synonym of losing streak (“uninterrupted series of losses”).
What part of speech is losing line?
Losing line is a noun.
What is the plural of losing line?
The plural of losing line is losing lines.

Words near losing line in the dictionary

  1. losing ground
  2. losing hazard
  3. losing hazards
  4. losing heart
  5. losing it
  6. losing line
  7. losing lines
  8. losing no time
  9. losing one's balance
  10. losing one's battle
  11. losing one's bearings

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