(intransitive, idiomatic) To waste effort on a futile project.

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh.

A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

(military, slang) Ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo.

(business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

(Britain) A firework that makes a bang. / (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex. / (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

(transitive, obsolete) to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind. / (obsolete or dialectal) to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).

(dialectal) The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs