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   waste

   /weɪst/

   verb

   • 1. use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "we can't afford to waste electricity" Similar squanderfritter awaymisspendmisusespend recklesslythrow awaylavishbe wasteful withdissipatespend like waterthrow around like confettigo throughrun throughexhaustdraindepleteburn upuse upconsumeinformal:blowsplurgeOpposite conserve
   • ▪ expend on an unappreciative recipient: "her small talk was wasted on this guest"
   • ▪ fail to make full or good use of: "we're wasted in this job"
   • ▪ deliberately dispose of (surplus stock): "20% of stock will need to be wasted"
   • 2. (of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated: "she was visibly wasting away" Similar grow weakwitheratrophybecome emaciatedshrivel upshrinkdecaydeclinewiltfadeflagdeterioratedegeneraterotmoulderlanguishbe abandonedbe neglectedbe forgottenbe disregardedOpposite flourishthrive
   • ▪ make progressively weaker and more emaciated: archaic "these symptoms wasted the patients very much"
   • 3. devastate or ruin (a place): literary "he seized their cattle and wasted their country"
   • ▪ kill or severely injure (someone): informal North American "I saw them waste the guy I worked for" Similar murderkilldo away withassassinateliquidatedo to deatheliminateterminatedispatchfinish offput to deathexecuteslaughterbutchermassacrewipe outdestroyannihilateeradicateexterminateextirpatedecimatemow downshoot downcut downcut to piecesinformal:bump offpolish offdo inknock offtoptake outcroakstifficeoffrub outwhacksmokeliterary:slay
   • 4. (of time) pass away: literary "the years were wasting"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process: "ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly" Similar unwantedexcesssuperfluousleft overscrapextraunuseduselessworthlessunproductiveunusableunprofitableOpposite useful
   • 2. (of an area of land, typically an urban one) not used, cultivated, or built on: "a patch of waste ground" Similar uncultivatedbarrendesertunproductiveinfertileunfruitfularidbaredesolatesolitarylonelyemptyvoiduninhabitedunpopulatedwildOpposite cultivated

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "it's a waste of time trying to argue with him" Similar squanderingdissipationfrittering awaymisspendingmisusemisapplicationmisemploymentabuseprodigalityextravagancewastefulnesslavishnessunthriftiness
   • ▪ the gradual loss or diminution of something: archaic "he was pale and weak from waste of blood"
   • 2. unwanted or unusable material, substances, or by-products: "nuclear waste" Similar refuselitterdebrisdrossjunkdetritusscrapdregsleavingsremainsscrapsoffscouringssewageeffluenteffluviumrubbishgarbagetrash
   • 3. a large area of barren, typically uninhabited land: "the icy wastes of the Antarctic" Similar desertwastelandwildernessbarrennessemptinessvastnesswilds
   • 4. damage to an estate caused by an act or by neglect, especially by a life tenant.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Northern French wast(e) (noun), waster (verb), based on Latin vastus ‘unoccupied, uncultivated’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wasteless adjective

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2. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › WasteWaste - Wikipedia

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   An art installation created with plastic bottles and other non-biodegradable waste. Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials.Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value.A waste product may become a by-product, joint product or resource through an invention that raises a waste product's value above zero.. Examples include municipal solid waste ...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WASTE definition: 1. an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 2. to not be…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wasteWASTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Waste definition: to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander. See examples of WASTE used in a sentence.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wasteWaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 13, 2012 · waste: [noun] a sparsely settled or barren region : desert. uncultivated land. a broad and empty expanse (as of water).

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › wasteWaste Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   WASTE meaning: 1 : loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective; 2 : an action or use that results in the unnecessary loss of something valuable

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   23 meanings: 1. to use, consume, or expend thoughtlessly, carelessly, or to no avail 2. to fail to take advantage of 3. to lose.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwaste noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [uncountable, singular] the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed I hate unnecessary waste. It seems such a waste to throw good food away. I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).; waste of something The report is critical of the department's waste of resources.; What a waste of paper!

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wasteWaste - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If waste is useless, then to waste is to fritter away. Don't waste time putting your waste paper in the waste basket, just chuck it in the recycling bin.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › wasteWaste - definition of waste by The Free Dictionary

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    1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled: wasting away from an illness.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWASTE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    WASTE meaning: 1. a bad use of something useful, such as time or money, when there is a limited amount of it: 2…. Learn more.