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adj. overbodig, overtollig, niet uitgebuit; afvals-; verlaten; geruïneerd; woest; vervallen--------n. verkwisting; uitbuiting; verlies; vernieling; vernietiging; wildernis; woestijn; afval; bijprodukten van afval; riool (water)--------v. verkwisten, uitbuiten; ruïneren; beschadigen; uitdunnen; vergaan; vernietigd worden; likwideren; vermoorden (slang)waste1[ weest] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 afval(product) ⇒ puin, vuilnis♦voorbeelden:3 go to waste, run to waste • verloren gaan, verspild worden————————waste21 woest ⇒ braak(liggend), verlaten♦voorbeelden:lay waste • verwoestenlie waste • braak liggen————————waste3♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:waste time on something • tijd verspillen aan iets
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lay waste to (or lay something (to) waste) — completely destroy. → waste … English new terms dictionary
lay waste to something — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay … Useful english dictionary
lay waste to something — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste to — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste — (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste (to) something — lay sth ˈwaste | lay ˈwaste (to) sth idiom (formal) to destroy a place completely • The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital. • an area laid waste by war M … Useful english dictionary
lay waste — To lay waste to something is to destroy it … The small dictionary of idiomes
lay waste to — verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion • Syn: ↑waste, ↑devastate, ↑desolate, ↑ravage, ↑scourge • Derivationally related forms: ↑scourge … Useful english dictionary
To lay waste — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay something waste — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay * * * lay something (to) waste s … Useful english dictionary