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fritter collapse: small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables; spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

cymbal collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

while away collapse: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

consult collapse: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"; seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"; get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

lose collapse: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"; allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"; fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

afraid collapse: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

dabble collapse: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid; work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"; play in or as if in water, as of small children

spend collapse: pay out; "spend money"; spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"; pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

drivel collapse: a worthless message; let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

trifle collapse: sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce

dissipate collapse: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

consume collapse: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"; destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

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