waste vs put away

put away vs waste

waste is a noun but put away is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but put away is not an adjective.

waste and put away both are verbs.

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

As verbs, put away is a hypernym of waste; that is, put away is a word with a broader meaning than waste:

waste: dispose of
put away: throw or cast away

Other hypernyms of waste include cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out.

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

waste (verb)	put away (verb)
become physically weaker	turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
cause to grow thin or weak	kill gently, as with an injection
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
spend extravagantly	stop using
use inefficiently or inappropriately	throw or cast away
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of

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