lose vs take the count

lose and take the count both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lose	No	No	Yes	No
take the count	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take the count is a hyponym of lose; that is, take the count is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lose:

Other hyponyms of lose include go down, drop, remain down, drop one's serve.

lose (verb)	take the count (verb)
be set at a disadvantage	be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
withdraw, as from reality
fail to win
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
allow to go out of sight or mind
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
fail to get or obtain
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit