lose strength

  • 1lose strength — index languish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2strength — [streŋθ, strenθ] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE ECONOMICS the value of a country s money, especially when this is at a high level: strength of • the strength of the yen on the international money markets 2. the p …

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  • 3Strength training — This article is about the basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training using free weights or weight machines, see weight training. The lat. pulldown, which strengthens the arms and back Strength training is the use of… …

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  • 4strength — noun 1 how strong sb/sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous ▪ high ▪ The material has exceptionally high …

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  • 5strength — /streNT, strenT/ noun 1 PHYSICAL STRENGTH (U) the physical power and energy that makes someone strong: It took Susan weeks to regain her strength after the illness. | the strength to do sth: I don t have the strength to climb any further. | with… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through …

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  • 7lose one's grip — {v. phr.} To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. * /Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others./ * /When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8lose one's grip — {v. phr.} To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. * /Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others./ * /When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 9lose\ one's\ grip — v. phr. To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others. When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is no longer …

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  • 10To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English