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Lose vs. Shed: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 27, 2023
"Lose is to no longer possess or have something." "Shed is to discard or get rid of something, often gradually."
Lose vs. Shed

Key Differences

Lose often implies an unintentional act of misplacing or being deprived of something, whereas Shed suggests a deliberate or natural process of discarding or letting go. For instance, one might lose a key (accidentally misplace it) but shed old clothes (intentionally discard them).
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In terms of emotional or abstract concepts, Lose can mean failing to maintain or keep something like losing patience, while Shed can imply getting rid of such qualities, like shedding fears.
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When related to physical aspects, Lose often refers to the involuntary loss, like losing weight due to illness, whereas Shed is more about the deliberate or natural removal, like snakes shedding skin.
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In grammar, Lose is a verb that generally doesn't require an object to act upon, e.g., "I tend to lose easily." On the other hand, Shed often requires an object, e.g., "Trees shed their leaves in autumn."
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Lose can also signify a failure in a competition or game, as in losing a match, while Shed is not typically used in this context.
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Comparison Chart

Intention

Often unintentional
Usually deliberate or natural
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Usage in Sentences

Can be used without an object
Often requires an object
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Contexts

Misplacing, failing to keep, losing in a game
Discarding, getting rid of, natural process of removal
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Emotional/Abstract Meaning

Losing patience, hope
Shedding fears, inhibitions
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Physical Aspect

Losing weight, hair loss
Shedding skin, leaves falling off
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Lose and Shed Definitions

Lose

To be deprived of or cease to have something.
He lost his job last month.
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Shed

To discard or let go of something.
The tree shed its leaves in autumn.
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Lose

To waste or fail to take advantage of something.
Don't lose this opportunity.
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Shed

To emit or radiate something like light or heat.
The lamp shed a warm glow.
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Lose

To reduce something, like weight or time.
He's trying to lose weight.
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Shed

To pour forth, like tears or blood.
She shed tears of joy.
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Lose

To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay
He's always losing his car keys.
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Shed

To rid oneself of something unneeded or unwanted.
He shed his old habits.
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Lose

To be deprived of (something one has had)
Lost her art collection in the fire.
Lost her job.
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Shed

To have (a growth or covering) be disconnected or fall off by a natural process
A tree shedding its leaves.
A snake shedding its skin.
A dog shedding its hair.
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Lose

To be left alone or desolate because of the death of
Lost his wife.
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Shed

To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed)
I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.
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Lose

To be unable to keep alive
A doctor who has lost very few patients.
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Shed

To take off (an article of clothing).
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Lose

To be unable to keep control or allegiance of
Lost his temper at the meeting.
Is losing supporters by changing his mind.
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Shed

To produce and release (a tear or tears).
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Lose

To fail to win; fail in
Lost the game.
Lost the court case.
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Shed

(Archaic) To pour forth.
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Lose

To fail to use or take advantage of
Don't lose a chance to improve your position.
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Shed

To repel without allowing penetration
A duck's feathers shed water.
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Lose

To fail to hear, see, or understand
We lost the plane in the fog. I lost her when she started speaking about thermodynamics.
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Shed

To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart
A lamp that sheds a lot of light.
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Lose

To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
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Shed

To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process
The cats are shedding now.
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Lose

To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
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Shed

An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.
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Lose

To rid oneself of
Lost five pounds.
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Shed

Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed.
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Lose

To consume aimlessly; waste
Lost a week in idle occupations.
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Shed

The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them.
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Lose

To wander from or become ignorant of
Lose one's way.
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Shed

A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.
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Lose

To elude or outdistance
Lost their pursuers.
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Shed

A large low structure often open on all sides.
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Lose

To be outdistanced by
Chased the thieves but lost them.
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Shed

To part, separate or divide.
To shed something in two.
To shed the sheep from the lambs.
A metal comb shed her golden hair.
We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.
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Lose

To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.
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Shed

(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
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Lose

To cause or result in the loss of
Failure to reply to the advertisement lost her the job.
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Shed

To pour; to make flow.
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Lose

To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive
Both planes were lost in the crash.
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Shed

(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
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Lose

To cause to be damned.
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Shed

(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Can you shed any light on this problem?
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Lose

To suffer loss
Investors who lost heavily on the firm's stock.
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Shed

To pour forth, give off, impart.
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Lose

To be defeated
Our team lost in overtime.
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Shed

To fall in drops; to pour.
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Lose

To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.
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Shed

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
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Lose

(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.
He lost his hearing in the explosion.
She lost her position when the company was taken over.
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Shed

(weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
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Lose

(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
He lost his spleen in a car wreck.
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Shed

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
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Lose

(transitive) To shed (weight).
I’ve lost five pounds this week.
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Shed

To woodshed
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Lose

(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
She lost all her sons in the war.
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Shed

(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
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Lose

(transitive) To give or owe (money) after losing a bet.
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Shed

(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
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Lose

To be deprived of access to something.
Users who engage in disruptive behavior may lose their accounts.
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Shed

(obsolete) A parting in the hair.
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Lose

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
I lost my way in the forest.
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Shed

(obsolete) The top of the head.
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Lose

(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
We lost the football match.
You just lost The Game.
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Shed

(obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
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Lose

(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
The policeman lost the robber he was chasing.
Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
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Shed

(physics) A unit of area equivalent to 10−52 square meters; used in nuclear physics Category:en:Nuclear physics
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Lose

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.
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Shed

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
A wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed
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Lose

(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
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Shed

A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
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Lose

To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
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Shed

An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
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Lose

Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
My watch loses five minutes a week.
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
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Shed

A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
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Lose

(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
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Shed

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
The first Aletes born in lowly shed.
Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel.
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Lose

To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
I lost a part of what he said.
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Shed

A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
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Lose

(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.
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Shed

A parting; a separation; a division.
They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise.
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Lose

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
Fair Venus wept the sad disasterOf having lost her favorite dove.
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Shed

The act of shedding or spilling; - used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
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Lose

To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?
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Shed

That which parts, divides, or sheds; - used in composition, as in watershed.
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Lose

Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.
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Shed

The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
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Lose

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
He hath lost his fellows.
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Shed

To separate; to divide.
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Lose

To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
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Shed

To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood?
Twice seven consenting years have shedTheir utmost bounty on thy head.
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Lose

To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
Like following life thro' creatures you dissect,You lose it in the moment you detect.
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Shed

To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
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Lose

To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.
He shall in no wise lose his reward.
I fought the battle bravely which I lost,And lost it but to Macedonians.
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Shed

To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
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Lose

To cause to part with; to deprive of.
How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion?
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Shed

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
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Lose

To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory.
In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads.
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Shed

To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
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Lose

To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
We 'll . . . hear poor roguesTalk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out.
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Shed

To fall in drops; to pour.
Such a rain down from the welkin shadde.
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Lose

Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense;
She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
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Shed

To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.
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Lose

Fail to win;
We lost the battle but we won the war
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Shed

An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
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Lose

Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal;
She lost her husband in the war
The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
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Shed

Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes
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Lose

Place (something) where one cannot find it again;
I misplaced my eyeglasses
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Shed

Pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities;
Shed tears
Spill blood
God shed His grace on Thee
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Lose

Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;
I've lost my glasses again!
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Shed

Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over;
Spill the beans all over the table
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Lose

Allow to go out of sight;
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
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Shed

Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;
Out dog sheds every Spring
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Lose

Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit;
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
The company turned a loss after the first year
The company has not profited from the merger
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Shed

Shed at an early stage of development;
Most amphibians have caducous gills
The caducous calyx of a poppy
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Lose

Fail to get or obtain;
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
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Shed

To cast off a natural part, like skin or hair.
Snakes shed their skin regularly.
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Lose

Retreat
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Lose

Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;
I missed that remark
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
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Lose

Be set at a disadvantage;
This author really suffers in translation
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Lose

To misplace something and be unable to find it.
I always lose my keys.
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Lose

To fail to win a game or contest.
She lost the chess match.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Can 'lose' indicate waste or failure to use something?

Yes, like losing time or an opportunity.
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Can 'lose' be used in competitive contexts?

Yes, like losing a game or match.
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What does 'shed' generally mean?

Shed refers to discarding, getting rid of, or a natural process of removal.
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Does 'lose' require an object in a sentence?

Not necessarily; it can be used alone.
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Does 'shed' always require an object in a sentence?

Usually, it acts upon an object.
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What does 'lose' imply?

Lose often implies unintentionally misplacing or being deprived of something.
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Can 'shed' be used for emotional aspects?

Yes, like shedding fears or inhibitions.
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Is 'shed' used in the context of natural processes?

Yes, like trees shedding leaves or animals shedding skin.
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Can 'shed' imply a positive change?

Yes, like shedding old habits.
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Can 'lose' be used in an emotional context?

Yes, like losing patience.
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Is 'lose' used for physical changes?

Yes, such as losing weight or hair.
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Can 'lose' relate to abstract concepts?

Yes, like losing hope or interest.
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Dec 27, 2023

Can 'shed' be used to describe the emission of light or heat?

Yes, like a lamp shedding light.
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Dec 27, 2023

Is 'shed' appropriate for involuntary actions?

It's more about deliberate or natural actions.
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Dec 27, 2023

Is it correct to say 'shed a match'?

No, that usage is not appropriate for 'shed'.
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Dec 27, 2023

Is 'shed' used in the context of growth or renewal?

Yes, in the sense of discarding old for new growth.
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Dec 27, 2023

Can 'lose' imply a decrease in quantity or quality?

Yes, like losing strength or value.
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Shumaila Saeed
Dec 27, 2023

Is 'shed' used in the context of loss or failure?

No, it's more about removal or discarding.
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Shumaila Saeed
Dec 27, 2023

Can 'lose' have a physical and abstract application?

Yes, it can be used in both contexts.
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Dec 27, 2023

Is 'lose' always negative?

Not always, as in losing weight intentionally.
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