[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway):to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.Synonyms: dissipate", "to break or tear into small pieces or shreds."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often followed byaway):to watch one's fortune fritter away.", "to separate or break into fragments:a plastic material having a tendency to fritter."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a small piece, fragment, or shred."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a small cake of batter, sometimes containing corn, fruit, clams, or some other ingredient, fried in deep fat or sautéed."]}]