"losing line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: losing lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} losing line (plural losing lines)
  1. Synonym of losing streak (“uninterrupted series of losses”). Synonyms: losing streak [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-losing_line-en-noun-AfM0H8qM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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