privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.

Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.

Defeat; as the loss of a battle.

Waste; useless application; as a loss of time or labor.

Waste by leakage or escape; as a loss of liquors in transportation. To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it. To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be ina state of uncertainty.