Break and Lose

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Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
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Lose is an antonym for break in topics: destroy, better a performance.
Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Lose

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
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Synonyms for Lose
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Break is an antonym for lose.
Nearby Words: loser, losing
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Common collocations

mind break mind lose mind
arm break arm lose arm
power break power lose power
control break control lose control
Other words: hand, time, way, game, leg, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Played for laughs on Top Gear road trips, where the presenters amuse themselves by buying each other odd, useless, or bulky presents... and then sometimes buy even larger and less useful replacement presents for ones that they accidentally break or lose.
    Source: Disproportionate Restitution
  • As such, a good tactic is to go solo and NOT ATTACK while enemies lose their ammo, destroy their own weapons, and break their own limbs trying to attack you.
    Source: Winds of Destiny, Change
  • Skippable Boss If you win, the story continues; if you lose or surrender, you get sent to jail and have to either break out or get two of your companions to break you out.
    Source: Skippable Boss
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