fritter+away
21fritter — I UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms fritter : singular fritter plural fritters a food made by covering a piece of food in batter and cooking it in hot fat apple fritters II UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] verb Word forms… …
22fritter — I. /ˈfrɪtə / (say frituh) phrase fritter away, to disperse or squander piecemeal, or waste little by little: to fritter away one s money. {earlier fitter, from fit part} –fritterer, noun II. /ˈfrɪtə / (say frituh) noun a small cake of batter,… …
23fritter — [[t]frɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] fritters, frittering, frittered N COUNT: usu n N Fritters are round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried. ...apple fritters. Phrasal Verbs: fritter away …
24fritter — [v] waste away be wasteful with, blow*, cast away, consume, dally, diddle away, dissipate, frivol, go through*, idle, lavish, misspend, run through*, spend like water*, squander, throw away, trifle; concepts 156,341 Ant. hold, save, store …
25fritter something away (on something) — ˌfritter sthaˈway (on sth) derived to waste time or money on things that are not important • He frittered away the millions his father had left him. Main entry: ↑fritterderived …
26fritter — fritter1 [frit′ər] n. [< ? OFr fraiture < L fractura: see FRACTURE] Rare a small piece; shred vt. [< FRITTER1 the n.] 1. Rare to break or tear into small pieces 2. to waste (money, time, etc.) bit by bit on petty things: usually with… …
27fritter — 1 noun (C) a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fat : apple/corn/banana fritter (=made of apple, corn etc) 2 fritter sth away phrasal verb (T) to waste time, money, or effort on… …
28fritter — {{11}}fritter (n.) fried batter, late 14c., from O.Fr. friture fritter, pancake, something fried (12c.), from L.L. frictura a frying, from frigere to roast, fry (see FRY (Cf. fry) (v.)). {{12}}fritter (v.) whittle away, 1728, from fritters… …
29fritter — frit|ter1 [ frıtər ] noun count a food made by covering a piece of food in BATTER and cooking it in hot fat: apple fritters fritter frit|ter 2 [ frıtər ] verb ,fritter a way phrasal verb transitive to waste time or money on things that are not… …
30fritter — 1. v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by away) waste (money, time, energy, etc.) triflingly, indiscriminately, or on divided aims. 2 archaic subdivide. Etymology: obs. n. fritter(s) fragments = obs. fitters (n.pl.), perh. rel. to MHG vetze rag 2. n. a piece of… …
