"lose the bell" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loses the bell [present, singular, third-person], losing the bell [participle, present], lost the bell [participle, past], lost the bell [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> the bell}} lose the bell (third-person singular simple present loses the bell, present participle losing the bell, simple past and past participle lost the bell)
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) To be defeated in a contest. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-lose_the_bell-en-verb-Kj1ofXPu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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