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waste vs eat

eat vs waste

waste is a noun but eat is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but eat is not an adjective.

waste and eat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
eat No No Yes No
As verbs, eat is a hypernym of waste; that is, eat is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  • eat: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of waste include consume, deplete, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
waste (noun) eat (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
waste (adjective) eat (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) eat (verb)
become physically weaker cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly take in solid food
cause to grow thin or weak eat a meal; take a meal
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief take in food; used of animals only
spend extravagantly use up (resources or materials)
use inefficiently or inappropriately worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
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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