Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
Main entry: forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice
Definition: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Main entry: ritual killing, sacrifice
Definition: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
Usage: he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice
Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: kill or destroy
Usage: The animals were sacrificed after the experiment; The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment
Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
Definition: endure the loss of
Usage: He gave his life for his children; I gave two sons to the war
Main entry: sacrifice
Definition: sell at a loss