throw away vs waste

waste vs throw away

throw away is not a noun while waste is a noun.

throw away is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

throw away and waste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throw away	No	No	Yes	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of throw away; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than throw away:

throw away: throw or cast away
waste: dispose of

Other hyponyms of throw away include unlearn, deep-six, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, scrap, trash, dump, retire, abandon, liquidize, sell out, sell up, de-access, close out.

throw away (noun)	waste (noun)
	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
	the trait of wasting resources
	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

throw away (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

throw away (verb)	waste (verb)
to remove	become physically weaker
throw or cast away	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	cause to grow thin or weak
	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
	spend extravagantly
	use inefficiently or inappropriately
	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of

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