Thesaurus: fritter

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1. v. t. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
2. v. t. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
3. v. t. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
4. v. t. To break into small pieces or fragments.
5. n. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
6. v. spend frivolously and unwisely
7. 1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters. 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras. Corn fritter. See under Corn. 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope. To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc.
8. v:34/n:66 n. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables v. spend frivolously and unwisely