waste - Meaning in Punjabi

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waste - Meaning in Punjabi

waste Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of waste in English

waste adjective

1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

   Synonyms

   godforsaken, godforsaken, wild

   Examples

   • "a desert island"
   • "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
   • "a wild stretch of land"
   • "waste places"

waste noun

1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

   Synonyms

   dissipation, wastefulness

   ਕਚਰਾ, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"
   • "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
2. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

   Synonyms

   permissive waste

3. the trait of wasting resources

   Synonyms

   thriftlessness, wastefulness

   Examples

   • "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
   • "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

   Synonyms

   barren, barren, wasteland

   Examples

   • "the barrens of central Africa"
   • "the trackless wastes of the desert"
5. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

   Synonyms

   waste material, waste matter, waste product

   Examples

   • "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
   • "they collect the waste once a week"

waste verb

1. become physically weaker

   Synonyms

   rot, rot

   Example

   • "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

   Synonyms

   desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge

   Example

   • "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
3. cause to grow thin or weak

   Synonyms

   emaciate, macerate

   Example

   • "The treatment emaciated him"
4. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

   Synonyms

   languish, pine away

   Example

   • "After her husband died, she just pined away"
5. spend extravagantly

   Synonyms

   consume, squander, ware, ware

   Example

   • "waste not, want not"
6. use inefficiently or inappropriately

   Examples

   • "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
   • "waste heat"
7. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

   Synonyms

   do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize

   Examples

   • "the double agent was neutralized"
   • "The mafia liquidated the informer"
8. run off as waste

   Synonyms

   run off

   Example

   • "The water wastes back into the ocean"
9. get rid of

   Example

   • "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
10. spend thoughtlessly; throw away

    Synonyms

    blow, blow, squander

    Examples

    • "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
    • "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

Synonyms of waste

• dissipation, wastefulness
• permissive waste
• thriftlessness, wastefulness
• barren, wasteland
• waste material, waste matter, waste product
• rot
• desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge
• emaciate, macerate
• languish, pine away
• consume, squander, ware
• do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize
• run off
• blow, squander
• godforsaken, wild

Antonyms of waste

conserve, economise, economize, husband

Description

Waste are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste product may become a by-product, joint product or resource through an invention that raises a waste product's value above zero.

ਕਚਰਾ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕਚਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਵਰਤਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰੱਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ, ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾ ਫਿਰ ਵਰਤਣ ਯੋਗ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।

Also see "Waste" on Wikipedia

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