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(jargon)lose - (MIT) 1. To fail. A program loses when it encounters an exceptional condition or fails to work in the expected manner.

2. To be exceptionally unesthetic or crocky.

3. Of people, to be obnoxious or unusually stupid (as opposed to ignorant).

4. Refers to something that is losing, especially in the phrases "That's a lose!" and "What a lose!"
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s lost height as he ages: your BMI would go up even if your weight remained the same.
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The plane was large and far too slow No chance to run for it Huns' bullets found their deadly mark And made a perfect hit It lost height fast and spiralled down Into the deep blue sea A crew was lost and Miles was dead That wasn't meant to be.
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The first ascent of the Mesilau Trail does involve a climb up, then a drop into the Mesilau valley, and then another ascent to regain the lost height.
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