a. [ Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See Lose, v. t. ] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul. [ 1913 Webster ] 7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor. [ 1913 Webster ] 8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ] 9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lost motion (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of parts or looseness of joints. [ 1913 Webster ]
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