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Definition of Fritter
1. Noun. Small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables.
2. Verb. Spend frivolously and unwisely. "Fritter away one's inheritance"
Exact synonyms: Dissipate, Fool, Fool Away, Fritter Away, Frivol Away, Shoot
Entails: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Generic synonyms: Consume, Squander, Ware, Waste
Derivative terms: Dissipation
Entails: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Generic synonyms: Consume, Squander, Ware, Waste
Derivative terms: Dissipation
Definition of Fritter
1. n. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
2. v. t. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
Definition of Fritter
1. to squander little by little [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fritter
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