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verbcause to grow thin or weaktype of:
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"The water wastes back into the ocean"verbrun off as waste
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"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"verbspend thoughtlessly; throw awayOpposite:
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verbbecome physically weaker
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verbget rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
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"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"verbcause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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verblose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grieftype of:
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"waste places"adjectivelocated in a dismal or remote area; desolate
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"the trackless wastes of the desert"nounan uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivationtype of:
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"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"nounuseless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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"waste not, want not"verbspend extravagantly
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noun(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste" "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"nounthe trait of wasting resources
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"they collect the waste once a week" "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"nounany materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"verbget rid of
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"waste heat" "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"verbuse inefficiently or inappropriately
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course kill run use drink stuff shoot drop act fool spend blow burn wild destroy feed shower ruin refuse material trash garbage wasting apply flow rubbish activity rot deed toss drain filth excrement scrap wilderness employ consume fling dispose barren degenerate skank exhaust scraps discard fumes heath sewage wasteland weaken desolate godforsaken neutralize slop scourge lavish wanton deteriorate utilize liquidate ware gangrene squander inhospitable dissipate crud devastate ravage splurge neutralise squandering extravagance fritter languish expend impurity sewerage boondoggle waster mortify utilise wastage dross highlife overspend shortsightedness dissipation excretion wastewater luxuriate tope macerate wastefulness excreta pollutant devolve effluent emaciate enfeeble debilitate run off necrose sphacelate do in knock off lay waste to pine away heathland high life lavishness waste of money waste of time waste of material waste of energy prodigality waste of effort fool away fritter away frivol away permissive waste human activity human action thriftlessness improvidence waste material waste matter waste product excretory product exhaust fumes food waste body waste sewer water toxic industrial waste toxic waste cast aside cast away cast out chuck out put away throw away throw out toss away toss out