lose at



lose at something

to be defeated at a particular game or activity. We lost at basketball but we won at football this weekend. I hate to lose at checkers.
See also: lose

lose something at something

to lose a wager at playing something or at gambling. I lost a fortune at gambling. We lost all our money at dice.
See also: lose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GertrÚD-Hungarian
Karen (1)KAH-ren (Danish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, English
Kayin (2)-Biblical Hebrew
Tsukikotsoo-kee-koJapanese
PhilipFIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
EdisonED-i-sənEnglish