waste away
Definition of waste away
: to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food
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wasteplay
: a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
: uncultivated land
: a broad and empty expanse (as of water)
: to lay waste
: to damage or destroy gradually and progressively
: to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength : emaciate, enfeeble
: being wild and uninhabited : desolate
: arid, empty
: not cultivated : not productive
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awayplay
: on the way : along
: from this or that place
: in a secure place or manner
: absent from a place : gone
: distant in space or time
: played on an opponent's grounds
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