fritter

-1 n. காய்கறித் துண்டடங்கிய புழுங்கற் குழம்பு.-2 n. துணுக்கு, (வினை) நுணுக்கக் கூறுகளாக்கு, பணத்தை வீணாகச் செலவுசெய்து விடு, காலத்தை வீணாகக் கழி, ஆற்றலை வீணாக்கிச் செலவுசெய்து விடு, காலத்தை வீணாகக் கழி, ஆற்றலை வீணாக்கிச் சிதறச்செய், பல்வேறுபட்ட செயல்களிற் சிதறலாக ஈடுபட்டுத் தோல்வி காண்.

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Frit"ter, n. Etym: [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.] 1. 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. 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras. Corn fritter. See under Corn. Frit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope. To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc. Frit"ter, n. Etym: [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.] 1. 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. 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras. Corn fritter. See under Corn. Frit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope. To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc.