Definition of go to waste
- It's a shame to see all that food go to waste.
: to move on a course : proceed — compare stop
: to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart
: to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure
: the act or manner of going
: the height of fashion : rage
: an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
: functioning properly : being in good and ready condition
: a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
: a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
: uncultivated land
: a broad and empty expanse (as of water)
: to lay waste
: to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength : emaciate, enfeeble
: to wear away or diminish gradually : consume
: being wild and uninhabited : desolate
: arid, empty
: not cultivated : not productive
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