waste-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: unwanted by_product material or substance

Commentary: WASTE[+substance][+physical][+by_product][+unwanted]

Examples:
They are trying to clean up the industrial waste along the river front.
The body removes toxins through its waste.
That truck is not authorized to transport hazardous waste.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the useless expenditure of a resource

Commentary: WASTE[+event][+expenditure][+useless][+of_resource]

Examples:
It was a waste of time trying to talk him out of it.
The booklet described a number of ways to reduce waste of energy in the home.
Sally felt that only being an assistant to Bob was a waste of her own talent.

Mappings:
PropBank: waste.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: a tract of desolate, barren land

Commentary: WASTE[+location][+geographical][+land][+barren][+desolate]

Examples:
He has trekked through the icy wastes of Antarctica.
They wandered for days through the trackless waste of the desert.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: a legally recognized reduction in an estate's value from damage

Commentary: WASTE[+state][+legal][+reduction][+value][+of_estate][+from_damage]

Examples:
This clause specifies the duty of the vendor to make repairs for the voluntary waste of the property.
Damage from the tornado did not constitute permissive waste according to the court.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5