run to waste
21run through — 1) they quickly ran through their money Syn: squander, spend, fritter away, dissipate, waste, go through, consume, use up; informal blow 2) the attitude that runs through his writing Syn: pervade, permeate, suffuse …
22run down the clock — verb To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe. Syn: run the clock down …
23run around in circles — {v. phr.} To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. * /There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group./ …
24run around in circles — {v. phr.} To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. * /There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group./ …
25run out the clock — verb To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time …
26run out of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. use up, exhaust, consume; see consume 2 , waste 2 …
27run\ around\ in\ circles — v. phr. To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group …
28run through — 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab. 2. Waste, expend, exhaust, dissipate …
29run to seed — Be worn out, go to waste, be impoverished …
30run out — I. (Active.) 1. Extend, thrust out, push out. 2. Waste, exhaust, expend. II. (Neuter.) 1. Expire, be at end. 2. Be wasted, be exhausted. 3. Spread, expatiate. 4. Stop …