(1):

(v. t.) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.

(2):

(v. t.) One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.

(3):

(v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; - called also a thief.