Waste (Verb)
Meaning 1
Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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- Tope
- Overspend
- Fool
- Fool Away
- Fritter
- Shower
- Drink
- Frivol Away
- Wanton
- Lavish
- Splurge
- Shoot
- Fling
- Fritter Away
- Luxuriate
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Meaning 2
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 4
Get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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- Chuck Out
- Cast Out
- Throw Away
- Fling
- Put Away
- Cast Away
- Cast Aside
- Toss Out
- Toss
- Dispose
- Throw Out
- Toss Away
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Meaning 5
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 7
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 9
Use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- Their outdated manufacturing process continues to waste valuable resources every year.
- She accused her brother of wasting his talent by not pursuing a career in music.
- The comedian didn't waste his best jokes on the unenthusiastic crowd.
- By not updating their insulation, the homeowner is wasting energy heating the house.
- He felt like he was wasting his breath trying to reason with the stubborn politician.
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Meaning 10
Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..