Lose and Takes

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Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Takes is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

Definitions of Lose not found.

Lose is an antonym for takes in topics: require, consume, contract, carry, accept.

When Stan takes Steve to Mexico to lose his virginity, he takes him to three brothels.

Source: Take Our Word for It
Once Upon a Time has Rumplestiltskin, who takes on a dark curse to save his child only to lose him instead.

Source: Outliving One's Offspring
Nowadays he only takes cases he thinks it's a lock to win, and/or takes second chair in cases so if he side does lose it doesn't count for his stats.

Source: The Perfectionist

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