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  • 11waste|lot — «WAYST LOT», noun. Canadian. a vacant lot in a city, especially oneglected and left to run to weeds …

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  • 12run through — [v] use up; waste blow, consume, dissipate, exhaust, expend, finish, fritter away, lose, spend, squander, throw away, wash up; concept 156 Ant. hoard, save …

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  • 13waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …

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  • 14run off — verb 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2) The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑ …

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  • 15run — v 1. dash, dart, bolt, tear, tear along, bowl along, make time, cover ground, make strides or rapid strides; sprint, fly, flit, whiz, whisk; zoom, zip, career, rip, scour, scud, scorch, burn up the road, outstrip the wind, race like the wind, go… …

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  • 16run down — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ausgespielt, battered, beat up, beaten up, belittle, blow, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, broken down, burn out, burned out, cachectic, calm, calm down, cease, collapse, collide,… …

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  • 17waste — v 1. squander, fritter away, fool away, dissipate, lose, misuse, misspend; expend, consume, use up, drain, exhaust, deplete; throw away, burn up, run through, go through, Sl. blow; disperse, scatter, spill, muddle away; splurge, lavish, play the… …

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  • 18run through — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To examine] Syn. check, read through, look at; see examine 1 . 2. [To spend] Syn. waste, squander, lose; see spend 1 , waste 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust,… …

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  • 19run out — Synonyms and related words: advance, ago, antiquated, antique, apostatize, be all over, be consumed, be done for, be no more, be used up, become extinct, become void, betray, blow, blow out, blow over, blown over, bolt, bow out, break away, break …

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  • 20run out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be used up] Syn. give out, dry up, fail, be exhausted, peter out*; see also waste 3 . 2. [To stop] Syn. expire, finish, end; see stop 2 . 3. [To become exhausted] Syn. weaken, wear out, run out of gas*; see tire 1 . 4.… …

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