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| − | adj 1: '''not in action or at work'''; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" | + | adj 1: '''not in action or at work'''; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; |
| − | 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] | + | "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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | + | 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] | 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] | + | 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] | ||
This said, gives you some explanation of the word "IDLE". Actually this term is often used in chatrooms for people who's client program is online but the person behind the computer hasn't spoken on that channel for some time. | This said, gives you some explanation of the word "IDLE". Actually this term is often used in chatrooms for people who's client program is online but the person behind the computer hasn't spoken on that channel for some time. | ||
| − | On the chat4all-network we also run a little | + | On the chat4all-network we also run a little Idle-game called IdleRPG, where it is the purpose to idle as long as possible! |
| − | Read more about it on http://chat4all.org/ | + | Read more about it on http://fixato.chat4all.org/irpg/ |
| − | + | [[User:Jay|Jay]] 19:54, 3 Jan 2005 (CET) | |
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| + | Last Updated: [[User:Unknown_Entity|Unknown Entity]] 12:20, 11 November 2009 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 02:18, 17 February 2011
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]
This said, gives you some explanation of the word "IDLE". Actually this term is often used in chatrooms for people who's client program is online but the person behind the computer hasn't spoken on that channel for some time.
On the chat4all-network we also run a little Idle-game called IdleRPG, where it is the purpose to idle as long as possible! Read more about it on http://fixato.chat4all.org/irpg/
Jay 19:54, 3 Jan 2005 (CET)
Last Updated: Unknown Entity 12:20, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
