sacrifice in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
   forfeit  forfeiture  sacrifice 
   
2. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
   sacrifice  ritual killing 
   
3. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
   sacrifice 
   
4. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
   sacrifice 
   
5. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
   "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
   sacrifice 
   

1. endure the loss of
   "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
   sacrifice  give 
   
2. kill or destroy
   "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
   sacrifice 
   
3. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
   sacrifice 
   
4. sell at a loss
   sacrifice