Noun
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(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- permissive waste -
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
"the barrens of central Africa"
"the trackless wastes of the desert"
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the trait of wasting resources
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
"the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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useless or profitless activity
using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"
"mindless dissipation of natural resources"
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any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
"they collect the waste once a week"
"much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
- waste material - waste matter - waste product
Verb
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become physically weaker
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
- lay waste to -
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
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lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
- pine away -
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
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get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"the double agent was neutralized"
- knock off - do in -
run off as waste
"The water wastes back into the ocean"
- run off -
get rid of
"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
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use inefficiently or inappropriately
"waste heat"
"waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
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spend thoughtlessly
throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
"You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
Adjective
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located in a dismal or remote area
desolate
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
"a wild stretch of land"
"waste places"