fritter vs laze

fritter

verb
  • To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination. 

  • To break into small pieces or fragments. 

  • To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying. 

  • To sinter. 

noun
  • A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. 

  • A fragment; a shred; a small piece. 

laze

verb
  • To be lazy, waste time. 

  • To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge. 

noun
  • An instance of lazing. 

  • Laziness. 

  • Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water. 

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