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