to waste
- verb
- /weɪst/
- Don't waste water.
- waste water
So very little of the heat, extra heat gets run off as extra energy gets wasted as heat.
- So very little of the heat, extra heat gets run off as extra energy gets wasted as heat.
Examples
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Air conditioning wastes gas.
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You will only waste your body's water.
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- We're wasting a lot of oil.
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Even with a well, which Luke had dug in the spring, we are careful not to waste a drop of water.
Fiction book (1997) -
Domestic consumers waste large quantities of water to keep exotic gardens green.
Academic text (1990) -
You're wasting too much water.
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In case you're not getting it: no one is encouraging you to waste water.
Blog text (1) -
His efficiency will be key to helping the Seminoles not waste possessions.
Blog text (33) -
Don't waste that stuff.
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A silently running toilet can waste 75 gallons of water per day.
Synonyms
Flow away from a surface into drains or rivers
Lose money, time, or effort by wasting it so it cannot be used
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To spend time doing things that are not useful instead of doing something more useful
Compounds
- Specialized
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
- Specialized
Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
- Specialized
A place where people dump poisonous materials that must be cleaned because they can harm people or nature
- Specialized
A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling
- Specialized
A large shallow pond that treats sewage using sunlight and bacteria and algae
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Waste meaning 'to flow away' follows the old idea of loss in wāst, so when a liquid 'wastes' it is simply being lost or running away from where it is needed.