LOSS, n.
1. 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.
2. Destruction ruin as the loss of a ship at sea the loss of an army.
3. Defeat as the loss of a battle.
4. Waste useless application as a loss of time or labor.
5. 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 in a state of uncertainty.