<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) To spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed by around): He wasted the day piddling around.</li><li>(Informal) (especially of children and pets) To urinate.</li><li>(used with object) To waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually followed by away).</li></ul>