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running to waste

running to waste is the present participle and gerund of run to waste.

Meaning of run to waste

Verb

run to waste (third-person singular simple present runs to waste, present participle running to waste, simple past ran to waste, past participle run to waste)

  1. To become incapable or useless.

Questions about running to waste

What is running to waste the present participle and gerund of?
Running to waste is the present participle and gerund of run to waste.

Words near running to waste in the dictionary

  1. running to
  2. running to earth
  3. running to ground
  4. running to the ground
  5. running to the hills
  6. running to waste
  7. running track
  8. running tracks
  9. running trap
  10. running traps
  11. running up

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