Fritter

['frɪtə] or ['frɪtɚ]

Definition

(noun.) small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables.

(verb.) spend frivolously and unwisely; 'Fritter away one's inheritance'.

Edited by Bonita--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

(v. t.) To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

(v. t.) To break into small pieces or fragments.

Inputed by Artie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Small pan-cake, doughnut, fried cake.[2]. Fragment, piece, shred.

v. a. [1]. Slice, cut into small pieces.[2]. Break into fragments.

Edited by Carlos

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Dribble, waste, idle, dissipate

ANT:Economise, husband, cultivate

Editor: William

Definition

n. a piece of meat fried: a kind of pancake a slice of some fruit sweetened fried and served hot: a fragment.—v.t. to break into fragments.—n. Fritt′erer one who wastes time.

Checker: Sumner