Sacrifice - Definition

n 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty
for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn:
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice]
2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in
order to gain an objective)
3: 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: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
propitiate a deity [syn: sacrifice, ritual killing]
5: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
v 1: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I
gave two sons to the war" [syn: sacrifice, give]
2: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the
experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers
to save the regiment"
3: sell at a loss
4: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals