n.
1.the act of losing
2.something that is lost
3.the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
4.gradual decline in amount or activity
5.the disadvantage that results from losing something
6.military personnel lost by death or capture
7.the experience of losing a loved one
8.euphemistic expressions for death
Idiom of the Day
into thin air
completely, without anything left
The group of hikers vanished into thin air and were never heard from again.