Waste means things that people do not use anymore and throw away. It can be food, paper, or plastic. People put waste in bins to keep places clean.
Please put the waste in the bin.
We throw waste in the trash can.
To waste means to use too much or use badly something like time, money, or food. When you waste, you lose it and cannot use it again.
Do not waste your food on the plate.
He wasted time watching TV yesterday.
Waste can mean land that is empty and not good to use for plants or farming. It is land with little or no use.
The farm had a lot of waste land.
Waste land is not good for farming.
Waste refers to extra material or parts that remain after making products in factories. This kind of waste can be harmful to nature.
Factories produce waste every day.
Industrial waste must be treated safely.
To waste can mean to kill or destroy a person quickly and completely. This is informal language and often used in movies or stories.
The hero wasted the enemy quickly.
He was wasted in the fight last night.
To waste away means to become very thin or weak, especially because of sickness. It describes losing strength or weight over time.
He wasted away after the illness.
She is wasting because she is sick.
Waste means land that is wild, empty, and not good for farming or buildings. It can be desert or empty open space.
They crossed a large waste of desert.
The waste was full of rocks and sand.