Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: forfeit, forfeiture |
2. | sacrifice - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | |
3. | sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" | |
4. | sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity Synonyms: ritual killing | |
5. | sacrifice - (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners | |
Verb | 1. | sacrifice - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" Synonyms: give |
2. | sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" | |
3. | sacrifice - sell at a loss | |
4. | sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |