Difference between revisions of "Idle"

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idle

Definition:
adj 1: not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" 2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted] 3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" [syn: unused] 4: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: light] 5: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" [syn: loose] 6: not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" [syn: dead] 7: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" [syn: jobless, out of work] v 1: run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn: tick over] [ant: run] 2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work]