| sacrifice | | |
| n. (act) | 1. forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.. |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| n. (event) | 2. sacrifice | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective). |
| ~ personnel casualty, loss | military personnel lost by death or capture. |
| n. (possession) | 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" |
| ~ loss | something that is lost.; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" |
| n. (act) | 4. ritual killing, sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
| ~ hecatomb | a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen. |
| ~ immolation | killing or offering as a sacrifice. |
| n. (act) | 5. sacrifice | (baseball) an out that advances the base runners. |
| ~ putout | an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout).; "the first baseman made 15 putouts" |
| ~ sacrifice fly | a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| v. (possession) | 6. give, sacrifice | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ devote, pay, give | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| v. (contact) | 7. sacrifice | kill or destroy.; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (possession) | 8. sacrifice | sell at a loss. |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| v. (possession) | 9. sacrifice | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals. |
| ~ immolate | offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction.; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple" |
| ~ offer up, offer | present as an act of worship.; "offer prayers to the gods" |
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