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Idle
ˈʌɪdl
- (of a person) avoiding work; lazy
"idle students"
lazy indolent slothful work-shy shiftless loafing inactive inert sluggish lethargic languorous listless torpid- (of a person) not working; unemployed
"10.3 per cent of the workforce is now idle"
- (especially of a machine or factory) not active or in use
"the mill has been standing idle for eight years"
- (of time) characterized by inaction or absence of significant activity
"at no time in the day must there be an idle moment"
- (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest
- without purpose or effect; pointless
"he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter"
frivolous trivial trifling minor petty foolish lightweight shallow superficial insignificant unimportant worthless valueless pointless paltry niggling peripheral without depth inane fatuous senseless meaningless purposeless unnecessary time-wasting- (especially of a threat or boast) without foundation
"I knew Ellen did not make idle threats"
- spend time doing nothing
"four men were idling outside the shop"
do nothing be inactive vegetate sit back take it easy rest on one's oars mark time kick one's heels twiddle one's thumbs kill time languish laze (about) laze (around) lounge (about) lounge (around) loll (about) loll (around) loaf (about) loaf (around) slouch (about) slouch (around) fritter while laze loiter- move aimlessly or lazily
"Robert idled along the pavement"
- take out of use or employment
"he will close the newspaper, idling 2,200 workers"
- (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear
"Nadine kept the engine idling"
tick over run slowly in neutral- cause (an engine) to idle