n the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
n personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
n a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
n the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
n (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
v endure the loss of
v kill or destroy
v sell at a loss
v make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
