fritter

fritter
v
1. squander, dissipate, waste, scatter, disperse; spend, spend money like water, spend to the last penny or farthing, Sl. blow, overspend; gamble away, fool away, misuse, misspend; while away, idle away, dilly-dally, putter, dawdle.
2. shred, tear up, rip up, clip, cut up, strip, make into confetti; grate, pulverize, shiver, crumble, splinter, shatter.
3. dwindle, shrink, lessen, decrease; degenerate, deteriorate, dry up, drain away, ebb.
n
4. shred, fragment, piece, scrap, remnant, bit, ort, morsel; snip, chip, rag, tatter, wisp

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