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Loss of drilling fluid
In oil or gas well drilling, lost circulation occurs when drilling fluid, known commonly as "mud", flows into one or more geological formations instead
Lost_circulation
Technique used in oil and gas operations to prevent influx of fluids into a wellbore
cause of kick during completion/workover operations is lost circulation. Loss of circulation leads to a drop of both the fluid level and hydrostatic
Well_control
Aid for drilling boreholes into the ground
settle can cause bridges and fill, which can cause stuck pipe and lost circulation. Heavy material that settles is referred to as sag, which causes a
Drilling_fluid
Management of oil wells
occur. Lost circulation usually occurs when the hydrostatic pressure fractures an open formation. When this occurs, there is loss in circulation, and the
Oil_well_control
Indian English-language daily newspaper
and digital news media. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and the second-largest selling English-language daily in the world. It
The_Times_of_India
System of surface and deep currents in the Atlantic Ocean
overturning circulation (AMOC) is the main ocean current system in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major component of Earth's ocean circulation system and
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Atlantic_meridional_overturning_circulation
Oil well operation
wellbore. Combining a well kill with such a "lost circulation" situation is a serious problem. Lost circulation situations can, of course, also lead to well
Well_kill
American periodical magazine (1887–1939)
Roosevelt started contributing, reaching over 200,000, but gradually lost circulation after World War I. Scribner's Magazine was the second periodical publication
Scribner's_Magazine
casing at TD would have resulted in too much pressure and lost circulation. If lost circulation occurs during a primary cement job, there is little guarantee
Production_tubing
Solid remains of fruit after pressing
cavities. Grape pomace is also used in the oil and gas industry as a lost circulation material in oil-based drilling muds due to the pomace being fibrous
Pomace
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum and oil-trade company
COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the workers who lost their job at Aramco were foreigners. On 31 July 2020, Saudi Aramco lost its title as the world's largest listed
Saudi_Aramco
Information about current events
media, afternoon newspapers have shut down and morning newspapers have lost circulation. Weekly newspapers have somewhat increased. In more and more cities
News
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
surrounding water at 4 °C (39 °F). Circulation of water in and through the Gulf is part of the larger circulation patterns of the Atlantic Ocean. Water
Gulf_of_Mexico
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
Stéphane; Lazure, Pascal; Carton, Xavier (2015). "A model of the general circulation in the Persian Gulf and in the Strait of Hormuz: Intraseasonal to interannual
Persian_Gulf
Cylindrical section of (usually) a naturally-occurring substance
Reverse Circulation drilling?". www.rangerdrilling.com.au. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023. "An Introduction to Reverse Circulation Drilling"
Core_sample
Technique used to drill long horizontal wells
[clarification needed] Underbalanced drilling Well drilling Drilling fluid Lost circulation Kaiser, Mark J (2007-09-13) Indices Describe Complexity of Drilling
Extended_reach_drilling
Kind of motor used in drilling
Consideration of this and the bottom hole temperatures is also a factor. Lost circulation can plug the motor and sharp edged objects can wear the motor internals
Mud_motor
astronomical tide LBL – long baseline (acoustics) LC – locked closed LCM – lost circulation material LCNLG – LDT CNL gamma ray log LCR – local control room LCV
List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production
List_of_abbreviations_in_oil_and_gas_exploration_and_production
Tropical atmospheric circulation feature
The Hadley cell, also known as the Hadley circulation, is a global-scale tropical atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the equator, flowing
Hadley_cell
Well drilling technique
Reduction of lost circulation. Lost circulation is when drilling mud flows into the formation uncontrollably. Large amounts of mud can be lost before a proper
Underbalanced_drilling
International petroleum organization
ransom on behalf of Iran, but that the money was "diverted en route and lost by the Revolution". He was finally captured in 1994 and is serving life sentences
OPEC
Field within oil and gas extraction
may fracture and large quantities of mud are lost to it, in a situation referred to as lost circulation. These cracks can also cause water to seep into
Mud_engineer
Genus of trees
Oil well drilling The shell is used widely in oil well drilling for lost circulation material in making and maintaining seals in fracture zones and unconsolidated
Juglans
Street vendor of newspapers
newsboys delivered papers to houses by bicycle or wagon. Newspapers lost circulation and advertising as the economy declined, and needed to boost revenues
Newspaper_hawker
Oilfield in Libya
shale-basement contact and bitumen veining. Many wells proved expensive due to lost circulation in Paleocene-Cretaceous carbonates and caving in underlying Late Cretaceous
Sarir_field
Uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well
to isolate the well while the hydrostatic balance is regained through circulation of fluids in the well. But if the well is not shut in (common term for
Blowout_(well_drilling)
American multinational corporation
Caratinga FPSO construction project based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Halliburton lost approximately $900 million U.S. a year from 2002 through 2004. A final non-appealable
Halliburton
OAPEC petroleum embargo
ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the territories that they had lost to Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. In an effort that was led by Faisal
1973_oil_crisis
Significant surplus of crude oil
growing discontent, and was ousted from office by the military after his party lost the first multi-party elections to Islamists, eventually leading to the Algerian
1980s_oil_glut
density. Dispersants reduce viscosity. Fluid loss control agents. Lost circulation control agents. Specialty agents. Can be added to shorten the setting
Well_cementing
Strait connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans
around Antarctica, it strongly influences Antarctic and global oceanic circulation, as well as global climate patterns. The bathymetry of the Drake Passage
Drake_Passage
American of Swedish birth or descent
could hardly understand the old language. Swedish language newspapers lost circulation. Most communities typically switched to English by 1920. By the 1930s
Swedish_Americans
1836–1942 daily newspaper published in Pennsylvania
money-losing operation, squeezed by rising paper and printing costs. It had lost circulation by supporting the Copperhead Policy of opposing the American Civil
Public_Ledger_(Philadelphia)
Japanese manga magazine
this peak, the circulation numbers continued to drop. 1998's New Year's issue was the first time in 24 years that Weekly Shōnen Jump lost as the highest
Weekly_Shōnen_Jump
Violent newspaper competition in 1900s Chicago
The Chicago circulation wars were a period of competition between William Randolph Hearst's Chicago Evening American and both Robert R. McCormick's Chicago
Chicago_circulation_wars
Russian oil company
products in the first half of 2009, expressed in "the seizure of goods from circulation" and the creation of "discriminatory conditions for the sale of petroleum
Lukoil
Country in Southwestern Europe
Cordeiro; Sousa, Pedro M.; Trigo, Ricardo M. (15 October 2013). "The use of circulation weather types to predict upwelling activity along the western Iberian
Portugal
Russian energy company headquartered in Moscow
The Federal Service for Financial Markets authorized the placement and circulation outside the country of a 22.5% stake in Rosneft. Rosneft announced a
Rosneft
Cohort born from 1883 to 1900
The Lost Generation was the demographic cohort that reached early adulthood in the decade before, or during, World War I, and preceded the Greatest Generation
Lost_Generation
Nigerian newspaper launched in 1937 by Nnamdi Azikiwe
authorities or ethnocentric interests. The most prominent newspaper that lost circulation, as a result, was the Nigerian Daily Times originally owned by the
West_African_Pilot
Brand of synthetic polyethylene fiber
Haiti have made banknotes from Tyvek. These banknotes are no longer in circulation and have become collector's items. Race bibs, or race numbers are often
Tyvek
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
Overturning Circulation in a changing climate". Official blog of the Met Office news team. Retrieved 2024-09-12. State of the Cryosphere 2024 Lost Ice, Global
Ocean_current
This is a list of lost literary works. Enheduanna (24th–23rd century BC) Hymn of Praise of Enheduanna, only survives in fragments. Homer (8th or 7th century
List_of_lost_literary_works
American oil and gas drilling contractor
the share value hit $6 after a 1981 high of $35, and in the first quarter lost $41 million. Only two years after he had assumed the presidency, Johnson
Nabors_Industries
Field in geology
subsurface, rather than escaping (due to their natural buoyancy) and being lost. Analysis of maturation involves assessing the thermal history of the source
Petroleum_geology
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
higher punishments than mere breach of privacy, or image rights, or circulation of prurient material. As a result, some jurisdictions have enacted specific
Pornography
Michigan labor action
years after the strike, the newspapers had still not recovered the lost circulation from the strike. "Detroit Free Press". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved
Detroit newspaper strike of 1995–1997
Detroit_newspaper_strike_of_1995–1997
Country in Northwestern Europe
being minted in 1999. The standard Belgian euro coins designated for circulation show the portrait of the monarch (first King Albert II, since 2013 King
Belgium
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
writers and cartoonists. Under Johnson's editorship, the magazine's circulation grew by 10% to 62,000 and it became profitable. His editorship also drew
Boris_Johnson
Large Alaskan oil field
of Alaska, which gets most of its revenue from taxing the oil industry, lost as much as $6.4 million each day until production restarted. No part of the
Prudhoe_Bay_Oil_Field
Argentine energy company
hostile to YPF's paramount position in the oil industry, however. The company lost money every year after 1975 and by 1981 was US$4.1 billion in debt. YPF losses
YPF
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
Council (RTÜK) is the government body overseeing the broadcast media. By circulation, the most popular newspapers are Posta, Hürriyet, Sözcü, Sabah and Habertürk
Turkey
Borough and county in New York, US
own prominent newspaper. It later became the most popular and highest circulation afternoon paper in America. The publisher changed to L. Van Anden on
Brooklyn
American newspaper
operations two months later on March 30. The publication had steadily lost circulation and hence critical advertising revenues during the preceding decade
Shreveport_Journal
Newspaper in Shanghai, China
warning to journalists. After the murder of Shih Liang-ts'ai, the paper lost circulation and became less radical in its criticism of the Kuomintang. (MacKinnon
Shen_Bao
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
form-critical notion that smaller units of traditions held a defined stage of circulation before the gospels' composition. While Jesus's miracles fit within the
Jesus
Portuguese footballer (born 1985)
for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: PULSED AF Pivotal Trial". Circulation. 147 (19): 1422–1432. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.063988. ISSN 0009-7322
Cristiano_Ronaldo
Daily broadsheet newspaper in India
growing city had inadequate fire control support. In 1952, the paper had a circulation of 44,469. After Goenka's death in 1991, two of his grandsons, Manoj
The_Indian_Express
Confiscation of oil production
country over pricing and the rate of production. Gradually, foreign investors lost the trust of oil-producing countries to develop resources in the national
Nationalization of oil supplies
Nationalization_of_oil_supplies
Currency of the United States
with Federal Reserve Notes (and, in a few cases, U.S. coins) used in circulation. The monetary policy of the United States is conducted by the Federal
United_States_dollar
Uruguayan state-owned fuel company
October 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009. "Uruguay: Petrolera del Cono Sur lost US$2.98mil". South American Business Information. 19 March 2001. Archived
ANCAP_(Uruguay)
Italian daily newspaper
Courier') is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average circulation of 246,278 copies in May 2023. First published on 5 March 1876, Corriere
Corriere_della_Sera
by the local communities through polluted water, infertile farmland and lost biodiversity. The region could experience a loss of 40% of its habitable
Environmental issues in the Niger Delta
Environmental_issues_in_the_Niger_Delta
American publisher (1829–1894)
wartime shortages as the country engaged in the Civil War. The paper had lost circulation by supporting the Copperhead Policy of opposing the American Civil
George_William_Childs
Country within the United Kingdom
successfully print its own paper currency, with the new banknotes entering circulation in 1696, making the Bank of Scotland the longest continuous issuer of
Scotland
Informal nickname given to the pricing index of crude oil
as offline by 2012. One fifth of Japan's energy generating capacity was lost as a result. The loss of domestic energy sources created immense pressure
Japan_Crude_Cocktail
Japanese manga series by Takeru Hokazono
in April 2027. By April 2026, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation. In 2024, the series won the 10th Next Manga Award in the print category
Kagurabachi
paper onto the front porch was a product of the 1930s. Newspapers lost circulation and advertising as the economy went down, and needed to boost revenues
History of American newspapers
History_of_American_newspapers
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
increased human activity on the surface of the Moon the atmospheric circulation of lunar dust will increase, reducing the favorable conditions for astronomy
Moon
Medical term defining death
Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two criteria necessary to sustain the lives of human beings and
Clinical_death
Most populous city in the United States
surroundings that define the cityscape: tall buildings that limit air circulation, abundant asphalt and pavement, and the heat-generating things New Yorkers
New_York_City
1914–1918 global conflict
"disloyal". Publications at all critical of the government were removed from circulation by postal censors,[page needed] and many served long prison sentences
World_War_I
American newspaper editor (1939–2023)
affairs and I was drunk all the time". He received death threats and lost circulation and $50,000 per year in advertising in his newspaper; a local church
Goodloe_Sutton
Video game series
an amenable solution. OpenIV developers opted to remove the mod from circulation after several rounds of discussion with Take-Two. Take-Two issued a statement
Grand_Theft_Auto
Short-term state of the atmosphere
between polar and tropical air gives rise to the largest scale atmospheric circulations: the Hadley cell, the Ferrel cell, the polar cell, and the jet stream
Weather
Most populous city in Illinois, US
Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, with the Tribune having the larger circulation. There are also several regional and special-interest newspapers and
Chicago
Country within the United Kingdom
Magazines and journals published in England that have achieved worldwide circulation include Nature, New Scientist, The Spectator, Prospect, NME and The Economist
England
Crude oil refinery of Nigeria
Retrieved 25 August 2025. https://thenationonlineng.net/ojulari-nnnpcl-lost-500m-monthly-to-refineries-operation/ https://punchng
Port Harcourt Refining Company
Port_Harcourt_Refining_Company
16th-century movement in Western Christianity
Bible was differed for different groups." For historian Andrew Gow, "the circulation of vernacular Bibles in late medieval Germany was abundant and ample
Reformation
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the
List_of_lost_films
Country in Europe
market is the largest in Europe. The German newspapers with the highest circulation are Bild, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die
Germany
Natural regrowth of damaged liver tissue
(EGF), produced by duodenal Brunner's glands and released to the portal circulation, stimulates epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The priming phase
Liver_regeneration
Country in South America
2022. Pagnotta, Chiara (2011). "Italians in the Americas". Diasporas. Circulations, Migrations, Histoire (19). openjournal.com: 72–81. doi:10.4000/diasporas
Ecuador
Spiritual leader of Tibet since 1940
2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017. Melvyn C. Goldstein (2013). "The Circulation of Estates in Tibet: Reincarnation, Land, and Politics". In Tuttle, Gray;
14th_Dalai_Lama
Currency of Vietnam
highest-denomination banknote in circulation in Vietnam. The note is dark blue in color and has been in circulation since 2003. As of 28 February 2026[update]
Vietnamese_đồng
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
Sexual activity can directly cause death, particularly due to coronary circulation complications, which is sometimes called coital death, coital sudden
Sexual_intercourse
Country primarily in Western Europe
right-wing Le Point (in 2009 more than 400,000 copies), but the highest circulation numbers for weeklies are attained by TV magazines and by women's magazines
France
Country in South America
economic and co-operative integration mechanism that promotes the free circulation of goods, services, capital and persons between the members, as well
Colombia
International radio division of the BBC
Ramsbotham's successor, Sir Anthony Parsons, concluded that the Persian Service has lost its propaganda value and supported discontinuing the service: "[It] is well
BBC_World_Service
City and metropolitan borough in England
The Manchester Guardian. The Manchester Evening News has the largest circulation of a UK regional evening newspaper and is distributed free of charge
Manchester
worn-out prints were destroyed, and GWTW was at last declared out of circulation. MGM, which by then had sole ownership of the film, announced that GWTW
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
Association football club in Italy
friendly matches. Under the direction of Gigi Vesigna it reached a monthly circulation of 130,000 copies. The last issue of the magazine was published in June
AC_Milan
English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535)
the validity of its authority, traditions and practices. In 1529, the circulation of Simon Fish's Supplication for the Beggars prompted More to respond
Thomas_More
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
the Manchester Evening News, though he also contributed to many small-circulation political and literary magazines—with writing his best-known work, Nineteen
George_Orwell
Pump for circulating fluid around a closed circuit for hydronic purposes
thermostatically controlled circulation pump mounted at the last fixture on the loop. Thermostatically controlled circulation pumps allow owners to choose
Circulator_pump
Country in West Asia
undergone expansion in recent years. There are currently seven newspapers in circulation in Qatar, with four being published in Arabic and three being published
Qatar
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
decay, which continues after the reactor shuts down. Continued coolant circulation is essential to prevent core overheating or a core meltdown. RBMK reactors
Chernobyl_disaster
Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation
sacked for writing to RSS chief". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 April 2022. "Circulation of RSS journals up by 40% since BJP came to power". Hindustan Times.
Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh
Steep-sided canyon in Arizona, US
Fractures are believed to provide dominant pathways both for vertical circulation in the Paleozoic section, and for lateral collection and transport of
Grand_Canyon
Fifth planet from the Sun
lighter-hued zones and darker belts. The interactions of these conflicting circulation patterns cause storms and turbulence. Wind speeds of 100 metres per second
Jupiter
LOST CIRCULATION
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Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Cunning.
Male
Dutch
, just.
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
Portion; Share
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
Rose
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Friend; Sweetheart
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an innkeeper, from Middle English, Old French (h)oste ‘host’, ‘guest’.Danish (Høst) : nickname from høst ‘harvest’, ‘autumn’ (see Herbst).French : from Old French ost ‘army’, hence an occupational name for a soldier.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Austa, meaning ‘east’.German : habitational name from either of two places called Host, near Koblenz and near Bitburg.
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Lot is the English Language Equivalent
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Male
Swiss
, sportive.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English lofte ‘upper chamber’, ‘attic’, possibly bestowed on a household servant who worked in an upper chamber, or used in the same sense as Loftus.Danish : habitational name from a place called Loft.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Male
Hebrew
(לï‹×˜) Hebrew name LOWT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Surname or Lastname
English (now most common in northern Ireland)
English (now most common in northern Ireland) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, most likely somewhere in Lancashire or Yorkshire.
Boy/Male
Hebrew Spanish
May Jehovah add/give increase.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Hebrew, Latin, Swedish
May Jehovah Give Increase; Experienced in Battle
LOST CIRCULATION
LOST CIRCULATION
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Belonging of Lord Shiv; Whose Owner is Lord Shiv; Lord Shiv in Female Form; Goddess Parvati; Durga; Kali; Shakti; This Name can be Matched to Any Goddess who Belong to Lord Shiv
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
The prophet
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
One of the Sacred Leaves Name
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Sacred
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kuljesh | கà¯à®²à¯à®œà¯‡à®·
Boy/Male
Indian
Symbol of Love; Wish
Girl/Female
French Teutonic German
Wealthy.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Slender; Beautiful Body
LOST CIRCULATION
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LOST CIRCULATION
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n.
Lust; desire; pleasure.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
n.
To list; to like.
v. t.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.
v. t.
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
v. t.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
v. t.
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.
v. t.
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.
n.
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
v. t.
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
a.
Last; least.
a.
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.
adv.
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
v. t.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
v. t.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
v. t.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
v. t.
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.
v. t.
Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.
v. t.
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.