Answer to "Lose on purpose" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word THROW which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.

Lose on purpose crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
THROW55 %5
DIET26 %4
THROWAGAME6 %10
REDUCE6 %6
TANK3 %4
DITCH3 %5

Why may THROW be the right solution?

The answer "THROW" fits the clue "Lose on purpose" because "throwing a game" refers to intentionally losing in a competitive situation.

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lose on purpose

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • throw
  • rig
  • fix
  • take over
  • launder
  • second
  • shadow
  • takeover
  • impress
  • solicitation
  • ingress
  • score

Crossword Answer definitions

THROW verb
  1. To change place.
  2. To change in state or status
  3. To move through time.
  4. To be accepted.
  5. In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
  6. To do or be better.
  7. To take heed.
THROW noun
  1. The flight of a thrown object.
  2. The act of throwing something.
  3. One's ability to throw.
  4. A distance travelled; displacement.
  5. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
  6. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
  7. A violent effort.
THROW verb
  1. To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
  2. To eject or cause to fall off.
  3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.
  4. To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
  5. (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
  6. To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
  7. To intentionally lose a game.
  8. To confuse or mislead.
  9. To send desperately.
  10. To imprison.
  11. To organize an event, especially a party.
  12. To roll (a die or dice).
  13. To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
  14. To discard.
  15. To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
  16. (said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
  17. To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
  18. To project or send forth.
  19. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
  20. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
  21. (of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
  22. To install (a bridge).
  23. To twist or turn.
THROW noun
  1. Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
  2. The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
THROW verb
  1. (said of animals) To give birth to.
THROW noun
  1. A moment, time, occasion.
  2. A period of time; a while.

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