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Definition of waste away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waste away

phrasal verb

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waste away

(of a person) to become thin and weak, especially because of illness see also emaciatedTopics Health problemsc2

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See waste away in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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Cooking and eating

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