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"Idle" Definition
noun
A mechanism for regulating the speed at which an engine runs at rest: set the idle higher to keep the motor from stalling.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle: an engine running quietly at idle.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To cause (a motor, for example) to idle.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To pass (time) without working or while avoiding work; waste: idle the afternoon away.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To move lazily and without purpose.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor vehicle.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To cause to idle.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To make idle .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To pass in idleness.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To move idly.
Source: Merriam-Webster
adjective
Avoiding work or employment; lazy: shiftless, idle youth. See Synonyms at lazy.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lacking substance, value, or basis. See Synonyms at baseless, vain.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Not employed or busy: idle carpenters. See Synonyms at inactive.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Not in use or operation: idle hands.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Having no evident lawful means of support.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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