wastage
wastage

waste


Definition: Meaning of, waste in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / weɪst /

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waste wastes
  1. bad use [singular, uncountable] when something such as money or skills are not used in a way that is effective, useful, or sensible
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  2. go to waste if something goes to waste, it is not used
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  3. be a waste of time/money/effort etc to be not worth the time, money etc that you use because there is little or no result
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  4. unwanted materials [uncountable] unwanted materials or substances that are left after you have used something
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  5. a waste of space spoken someone who has no good qualities
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  6. land wastes [plural] literary a large area of land where there are very few people, plants, or animals
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waste wasted wasted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
wasting wastes
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  1. not use sensibly to use more money, time, energy etc than is useful or sensible
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  2. not use fully [usually passive] to not make full use of someone or something
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  3. be wasted on somebody if something is wasted on someone, they do not understand how good or useful it is
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  4. waste your breath spoken to say something that has no effect
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  5. waste no time (in) doing something to do something as quickly as you can because it will help you
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  6. waste not, want not spoken used to say that if you use what you have carefully, you will still have some of it if you need it later
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  7. harm somebody informal American English to kill someone, severely injure them, or defeat them
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  1. waste materials, substances etc are unwanted because the good part of them has been removed
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  2. waste land is empty or not looked after by anyone
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waste used in phrases

  • Waste Land, The
    1. (1922) a long poem by T.S. ELIOT . It is written in a style that was new and unusual at that time, and it has had a great influence on modern poetry.
  • body waste (noun)
    1. as urine or sweat but especially faeces waste matter discharged from the body
  • food waste (noun)
    1. as from a kitchen food that is discarded
  • high-level radioactive waste (noun)
    1. radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
  • human waste (noun)
    1. the body wastes of human beings
  • lay waste (verb)
    1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • lay waste to (verb)
    1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • laying waste (noun)
    1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
  • low-level radioactive waste (noun)
    1. as in certain medical tests medicine radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity
  • nuclear waste (noun)
    1. waste material from NUCLEAR REACTOR s, which is RADIOACTIVE
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waste used in phrasal verbs

  • waste away (phrasal verb)
    1. to gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time, usually because of an illness
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