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lose
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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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With the economy and prices of everything going up with no end in sight, I believe that people will have to go back to the lost ways of several generations living under one roof.
More extended families under one roof? by Patrick / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Discovering lost ways was pitiful; in seven years, only five potential rights of way were found - at a cost of £4.
Tortuous paths by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The programme argues that we may be able to learn lost ways of living healthier, leaner lifestyles simply by looking back at the past.
Tuesday: What to WATCH by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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