See Also: losing(1)(dictionary)
losing(2)(dictionary)
enteropathy, protein-losing(medicine)
protein-losing enteropathies(medicine)
protein-losing enteropathy(medicine)
salt-losing defect(medicine)
salt-losing nephritis(medicine)
salt-losing syndrome(medicine)

losing(2) (iou)



losing ppl adjective. E16.
[from LOSE verb + -ING2.]
That loses, that results in loss.
losing battle a battle in which defeat seems inevitable (lit. & fig.). losing game (a) a game in which defeat seems inevitable; (b) a game in which the loser of the game wins the stakes, a test of skill in forcing one's opponent to win. losing hazard: see HAZARD noun.
losingest adjective (N. Amer. colloq.) losing more often than others of its kind, least successful L20.