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fritter away
| Main Entry: |
fritter away
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | waste |
| Synonyms: | blow*, deplete, diddle away, dissipate, fribble away, fritter, gamble away, misspend, run through, spend foolishly, squander, throw away, trifle away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dally |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dawdle, delay |
| Synonyms: | boondoggle, drag, fool around, fool with, fritter away, hang about, horse around, idle, jerk off, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag, play around, play games with, procrastinate, put off, putter, tarry, trail, trifle with, waste time, while away |
| Antonyms: | hasten, hurry, push, rush |
| Main Entry: | dawdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay; waste time |
| Synonyms: | amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally, drag, fool around, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off, hang around, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey, poke*, procrastinate, put off, saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, trifle, wait, warm a chair |
| Antonyms: | forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expend, spend |
| Synonyms: | be wasteful with, blow*, burn up, consume, deplete, dump*, fritter away, indulge oneself, kiss goodbye, lavish, misspend, misuse, run through, squander, throw away, trifle away, use up, waste |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, gather, hoard, save |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | linger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loiter, delay |
| Synonyms: | amble, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, crawl, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drift, falter, fool around, fritter away, goof off, hang around, hang out*, hesitate, hobble, idle, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, putter, remain, saunter, shuffle, sit around, slouch, stagger, stay, stick around, stop, stroll, take one's time, tarry, tool, totter, trail, traipse, trifle, trudge, vacillate, wait, wait around |
| Antonyms: | go, hurry, leave, rush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be idle, lazy |
| Synonyms: | be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum around, bum*, dally, dillydally, dream, drift, evade, fool around, fritter away, goldbrick, hang out*, idle, kill time, knock around, laze, let down, lie, loiter, loll, lounge, lounge around, malinger, not lift a finger, pass time, piddle, relax, saunter, shirk, sit around, slack, slow down, stall, stand around, stroll, take it easy, trifle, twiddle thumbs, vegetate, waste time, while away hours |
| Antonyms: | achieve, do, energize, labor, work hard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loiter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hang around; stroll |
| Synonyms: | amble, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, drag, flag, fritter away, get no place fast, halt, hover, idle, lag, linger, loaf, loll, lounge, pass time, pause, poke, procrastinate, put off, ramble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, slacken, slough, tarry, trail, traipse, wait, waste time |
| Antonyms: | hurry, leave, rush, vamoose |
| Main Entry: | lounge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie about, waste time |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dawdle, fritter away, goldbrick, goof off, idle, kill time, laze, loaf, loiter, loll, pass time, recline, relax, repose, saunter, sprawl, take it easy |
| Antonyms: | do, hustle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up; waste |
| Synonyms: | blow, consume, dissipate, exhaust, expend, finish, fritter away, lose, spend, squander, throw away, wash up |
| Antonyms: | hoard, save |
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