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piddle away vs spend

spend vs piddle away

piddle away and spend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
piddle away No No Yes No
spend No No Yes No
As verbs, spend is a hypernym of piddle away; that is, spend is a word with a broader meaning than piddle away:
  • piddle away: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
  • spend: pay out
Other hypernyms of piddle away include drop, expend.
piddle away (verb) spend (verb)
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently pay out
spend completely
use up a period of time in a specific way
Difference between piddle away and spend

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