WASTE

Definition of WASTE

  1. (verb)spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  2. (verb)use inefficiently or inappropriately
  3. (verb)dispose of
  4. (verb)run off as waste
  5. (verb)get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
  6. (verb)spend extravagantly
  7. (verb)lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
  8. (verb)cause to grow thin or weak
  9. (verb)cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  10. (verb)become physically weaker
  11. (noun)any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  12. (noun)useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
  13. (noun)the trait of wasting resources
  14. (noun)an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
  15. (noun)(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
  16. (adj)located in a dismal or remote area; desolate