Thesaurus: wasting
of Waste
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Definitions
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Waste
- a. Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune.
- n. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
- n. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune. Wasting palsy (Med.), progressive muscular atrophy. See under Progressive.
- Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, awasting disease; a wasting fortune. Wasting palsy (Med.), progressivemuscular atrophy. See under Progressive.
- j:100 n any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease n a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse v spend thoughtlessly; throw away v use inefficiently or inappropriately v get rid of v run off as waste v get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing v spend extravagantly v lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief v cause to grow thin or weak v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly v become physically weaker