To use up foolishly or needlessly

• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly

• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• trifle away

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• throw away

  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• riot away

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• fritter away

  1. To squander or waste.

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  1. To squander or waste.

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• fool away

  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work

• wile

  1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
  2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure:
  3. To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice:

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  1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
  2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure:
  3. To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice:

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• while

  1. A period of time:
  2. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something:
  3. As long as; during the time that:

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  1. A period of time:
  2. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something:
  3. As long as; during the time that:

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• trifle away

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• kill

  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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• idle

  1. Not employed or busy:
  2. Disinclined to work or be active; lazy:
  3. Not in use or operation:

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  1. Not employed or busy:
  2. Disinclined to work or be active; lazy:
  3. Not in use or operation:

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• fiddle away

  1. (intransitive) To play the fiddle idly.
  2. To waste (time)

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  1. (intransitive) To play the fiddle idly.
  2. To waste (time)

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• dawdle

  1. To take more time than necessary:
  2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  3. To waste (time) by idling:

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  1. To take more time than necessary:
  2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  3. To waste (time) by idling:

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To lose strength or power.

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• weaken

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• wane

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• sink

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• languish

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• flag

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• fail

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• fade

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• deteriorate

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• degenerate

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• Also used with away: decline

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To fail to take advantage of

• miss

  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with:
  2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
  3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand:

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• lose

  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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To do away with completely and destructively

• swallow

  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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• eat

  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:

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  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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To destroy completely as or as if by conquering

• ravage

  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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• devastate

  1. To lay waste; destroy.
  2. To overwhelm; confound; stun:

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  1. To lay waste; destroy.
  2. To overwhelm; confound; stun:

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• desolate

  1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
  2. Barren; lifeless:
  3. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.

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  1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
  2. Barren; lifeless:
  3. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.

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To cause the death of

• zap

  1. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power:
  2. To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine:
  3. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

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  1. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power:
  2. To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine:
  3. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

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• slay

  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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• kill

  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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• finish

  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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• dispatch

  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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• destroy

  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To put an end to; eliminate:
  3. To render useless or ruin:

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  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To put an end to; eliminate:
  3. To render useless or ruin:

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• cut off

  1. To remove via cutting.
  2. To isolate or remove from contact.
  3. To stop providing funds to someone.

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  1. To remove via cutting.
  2. To isolate or remove from contact.
  3. To stop providing funds to someone.

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• cut down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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• carry off

  1. To transport away.
  2. (idiomatic) To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
  3. To cause death.

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  1. To transport away.
  2. (idiomatic) To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
  3. To cause death.

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To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully

• zap

  1. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power:
  2. To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine:
  3. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

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  1. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power:
  2. To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine:
  3. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

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• wipe out

  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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• rub out

  1. To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing.
  2. (criminal slang) To kill.

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  1. To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing.
  2. (criminal slang) To kill.

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• off

  1. From a place or position:
  2. At a certain distance in space or time:
  3. From a given course or route; aside:

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  1. From a place or position:
  2. At a certain distance in space or time:
  3. From a given course or route; aside:

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• knock off

  1. Alternative form of knockoff.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see knock,"Ž off.
  3. To bump or hit so that something falls off

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  1. Alternative form of knockoff.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see knock,"Ž off.
  3. To bump or hit so that something falls off

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• do in

  1. (idiomatic) To kill or end.

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  1. (idiomatic) To kill or end.

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• bump off

  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
  2. (chiefly UK, idiomatic) To cut class; to play truant.
  3. Alternative spelling of bumpoff..

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  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
  2. (chiefly UK, idiomatic) To cut class; to play truant.
  3. Alternative spelling of bumpoff..

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• put away

  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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• slay

  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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• murder

  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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• liquidate

  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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• kill

  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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• finish

  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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• destroy

  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To put an end to; eliminate:
  3. To render useless or ruin:

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  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To put an end to; eliminate:
  3. To render useless or ruin:

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Excessive or imprudent expenditure

• wastefulness

  1. imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

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  1. imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• profusion

  1. The state of being profuse; abundance.
  2. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
  3. A profuse outpouring or quantity:

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  1. The state of being profuse; abundance.
  2. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
  3. A profuse outpouring or quantity:

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• profuseness

  1. The quality of being profuse; profusion

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  1. The quality of being profuse; profusion

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• profligacy

  1. (countable) Careless wastefulness.
  2. (uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.

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  1. (countable) Careless wastefulness.
  2. (uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.

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• prodigality

  1. Wasteful extravagance.
  2. Lavish generosity.

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  1. Wasteful extravagance.
  2. Lavish generosity.

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• lavishness

  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.

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  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.

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• extravagancy

  1. Extravagance.
  2. Something extravagant.

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  1. Extravagance.
  2. Something extravagant.

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• extravagance

  1. The quality of being extravagant:
  2. Immoderate spending:
  3. Something extravagant.

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  1. The quality of being extravagant:
  2. Immoderate spending:
  3. Something extravagant.

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A tract of unproductive land

• wilderness

  1. A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
  2. A barren or desolate area; a wasteland.
  3. Something characterized by bewildering vastness, perilousness, or unchecked profusion:

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  1. A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
  2. A barren or desolate area; a wasteland.
  3. Something characterized by bewildering vastness, perilousness, or unchecked profusion:

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• wasteland

  1. Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
  2. Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance:

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  1. Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
  2. Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance:

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• desert

  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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• barren

  1. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of female animals.
  2. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of women.
  3. Not producing or incapable of producing fruit:

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  1. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of female animals.
  2. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of women.
  3. Not producing or incapable of producing fruit:

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• badlands

  1. Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

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  1. Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

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The state of being wasted

• wrack and ruin

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• wear-and-tear

  1. Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.

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  1. Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.

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• squandering

  1. Present participle of squander.
  2. The act by which something is squandered; wastage.

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  1. Present participle of squander.
  2. The act by which something is squandered; wastage.

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• extravagance

  1. The quality of being extravagant:
  2. Immoderate spending:
  3. Something extravagant.

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  1. The quality of being extravagant:
  2. Immoderate spending:
  3. Something extravagant.

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• exhaustion

  1. The act or an instance of exhausting.
  2. The state of being exhausted; extreme fatigue:

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  1. The act or an instance of exhausting.
  2. The state of being exhausted; extreme fatigue:

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• loss

  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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• dilapidation

  1. a dilapidating or becoming dilapidated
  2. a dilapidated condition

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  1. a dilapidating or becoming dilapidated
  2. a dilapidated condition

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• decay

  1. To break down into component parts; rot.
  2. To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  3. To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.

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  1. To break down into component parts; rot.
  2. To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  3. To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.

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• ruin

  1. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed:
  2. The state of being extensively harmed or damaged:
  3. Poverty of bankruptcy:

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  1. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed:
  2. The state of being extensively harmed or damaged:
  3. Poverty of bankruptcy:

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• devastation

  1. a devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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  1. a devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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• uselessness

  1. the quality of being useless

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  1. the quality of being useless

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• consumption

  1. The act or process of consuming.
  2. The state of being consumed.
  3. An amount consumed.

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  1. The act or process of consuming.
  2. The state of being consumed.
  3. An amount consumed.

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• dissipation

  1. The act of dissipating or the condition of having been dissipated.
  2. Wasteful expenditure or consumption.
  3. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure; intemperance.

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  1. The act of dissipating or the condition of having been dissipated.
  2. Wasteful expenditure or consumption.
  3. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure; intemperance.

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• misuse

  1. To use incorrectly.
  2. To mistreat or abuse.
  3. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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  1. To use incorrectly.
  2. To mistreat or abuse.
  3. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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• disuse

  1. The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.

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  1. The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.

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Refuse

• scrap

  1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
  2. Leftover bits of food.
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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  1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
  2. Leftover bits of food.
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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• garbage

  1. Food wastes, as from a kitchen.
  2. Refuse; trash.
  3. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded:

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  1. Food wastes, as from a kitchen.
  2. Refuse; trash.
  3. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded:

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• rubbish

  1. Refuse; garbage.
  2. Worthless material.
  3. Foolish discourse; nonsense.

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  1. Refuse; garbage.
  2. Worthless material.
  3. Foolish discourse; nonsense.

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Unused land

• wash

  1. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing:
  2. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid:
  3. To make moist or wet; drench:

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  1. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing:
  2. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid:
  3. To make moist or wet; drench:

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• swamp

  1. An area of low-lying land that is frequently flooded, especially one dominated by woody plants.
  2. A lowland region saturated with water.
  3. A situation or place fraught with difficulties and imponderables:

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  1. An area of low-lying land that is frequently flooded, especially one dominated by woody plants.
  2. A lowland region saturated with water.
  3. A situation or place fraught with difficulties and imponderables:

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• quagmire

  1. Land with a soft muddy surface.
  2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.

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  1. Land with a soft muddy surface.
  2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.

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• moor

  1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines:
  2. To fix in place; secure:
  3. To provide with an abiding emotional attachment:

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  1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines:
  2. To fix in place; secure:
  3. To provide with an abiding emotional attachment:

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• fen

  1. An area of low wet land having peaty soil and typically being less acidic than a bog.

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  1. An area of low wet land having peaty soil and typically being less acidic than a bog.

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• bog

  1. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow.
  2. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate.
  3. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground.

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  1. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow.
  2. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate.
  3. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground.

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• badlands

  1. Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

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  1. Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

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• marshland

  1. A marshy tract of land.

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  1. A marshy tract of land.

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• marsh

  1. An area of low-lying land that is usually saturated with water and is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plants.

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  1. An area of low-lying land that is usually saturated with water and is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plants.

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• tundra

  1. A treeless area beyond the timberline in high-latitude regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and shrubs.
  2. A similar area found at high elevations.

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  1. A treeless area beyond the timberline in high-latitude regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and shrubs.
  2. A similar area found at high elevations.

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• wasteland

  1. Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
  2. Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance:

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  1. Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
  2. Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance:

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• dustbowl

  1. An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
  2. The central region of the United States during the 1930s.
  3. The 1930s period.

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  1. An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
  2. The central region of the United States during the 1930s.
  3. The 1930s period.

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• wilderness

  1. A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
  2. A barren or desolate area; a wasteland.
  3. Something characterized by bewildering vastness, perilousness, or unchecked profusion:

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  1. A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
  2. A barren or desolate area; a wasteland.
  3. Something characterized by bewildering vastness, perilousness, or unchecked profusion:

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• wilds

  1. plural form of wild
  2. wilderness

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  1. plural form of wild
  2. wilderness

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• desert

  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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To use without result

• carry-coals-to-newcastle

  1. (idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

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  1. (idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

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• send owls to Athens

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• cast-pearls-before-swine

  1. (idiomatic) To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.

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  1. (idiomatic) To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.

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• labor in vain

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• misemploy

  1. to employ, or use, wrongly or badly; misuse

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  1. to employ, or use, wrongly or badly; misuse

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• misapply

  1. To use or apply wrongly.

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  1. To use or apply wrongly.

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• use up

  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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• throw away

  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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• misuse

  1. To use incorrectly.
  2. To mistreat or abuse.
  3. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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  1. To use incorrectly.
  2. To mistreat or abuse.
  3. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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• go to waste

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• come-to-nothing

  1. (idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

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  1. (idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

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• be of no avail

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• lose

  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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• spend

  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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To squander

• burn the candle at both ends

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• scatter to the winds