sacrifice
nouns
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
"he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
is a type of (narrower)
something that is lost
"the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
is derived from
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
domain category
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!"
is a type of (narrower)
an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
"the first baseman made 15 putouts"
verbs
endure the loss of
"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
kill or destroy
"The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
is a type of (narrower)
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"
sell at a loss
is a type of (narrower)
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"
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
is derived from
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