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- 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
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
- Are you wasting energy? The average American releases about 50,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year and most of this waste comes from our homes.
- Reducing your contribution to plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a cloth bag (or one made of biodegradable plant-based materials) instead of wasting plastic ones.
- Medical science has a jawbreaking name but no treatment and no sign of a cure for a mysterious wasting of the muscles.