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waste vs run

run vs waste

waste and run both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but run is not an adjective.

waste and run both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
run Yes No Yes No
As verbs, run is a hypernym of waste; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: run off as waste
  • run: move along, of liquids
Other hypernyms of waste include course, feed, flow.
waste (noun) run (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
the trait of wasting resources (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation a regular trip
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted a short trip
the act of testing something
an unbroken chronological sequence
the pouring forth of a fluid
a row of unravelled stitches
a race run on foot
a race between candidates for elective office
an unbroken series of events
a small stream
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
unrestricted freedom to use
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
waste (adjective) run (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) run (verb)
become physically weaker reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
cause to grow thin or weak progress by being changed
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief change from one state to another
spend extravagantly become undone
use inefficiently or inappropriately cause to perform
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing compete in a race
run off as waste pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
spend thoughtlessly; throw away run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
dispose of perform as expected when applied
pass over, across, or through
be operating, running or functioning
conduct to completion
cause to emit recorded audio or video
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
move along, of liquids
keep company
sail before the wind
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
cover by running; run a certain distance
run with the ball; in such sports as football
be diffused
travel a route regularly
cause an animal to move fast
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
make without a miss
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
set animals loose to graze
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
be affected by; be subjected to
continue to exist
have a particular form
extend or continue for a certain period of time
occur persistently
change or be different within limits
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
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