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  1. idle:

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Detailed Synonyms for idle in English

idle:

idle adj

  1. idle
    idle; empty; unused
  2. idle
    idle; bearing no interests
  3. idle
    idle; inactive
  4. idle
    purposeless; aimless; idle
  5. idle
    hollow; idle; meaningless; empty
  6. idle
    lazy; slack; workshy; idle; slow
  7. idle
    – not in active use 1
    idle; unused
    – not in active use 1
    • idle adj
      • the machinery sat idle during the strike1
      • idle hands1
    • unused adj
  8. idle
    – not in action or at work 1
    idle
    – not in action or at work 1
    • idle adj
      • an idle laborer1
      • idle drifters1
      • the idle rich1
      • an idle mind1
  9. idle
    – not having a job 1
    idle; jobless; out of work
    – not having a job 1
    • idle adj
      • idle carpenters1
    • jobless adj
      • jobless transients1
    • out of work adj
      • many people in the area were out of work1
  10. idle
    – not yielding a return 1
    idle; dead
    – not yielding a return 1
    • idle adj
      • idle funds1
    • dead adj
      • dead capital1
  11. idle
    – lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility 1
    idle; loose
    – lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility 1
    • idle adj
      • idle talk1
    • loose adj
      • a loose tongue1
  12. idle
    – silly or trivial 1
    idle; light
    – silly or trivial 1
    • idle adj
      • idle pleasure1
      • light idle chatter1
    • light adj
      • light banter1
      • light idle chatter1
  13. idle
    – without a basis in reason or fact 1
    idle; wild; unwarranted; unfounded; groundless; baseless
    – without a basis in reason or fact 1
  14. idle
    – Waiting for a command. 2
    idle
    – Waiting for a command. 2
  15. idle
    – Operational but not in use. 2
    idle
    – Operational but not in use. 2

to idle verb (idles, idled, idling)

  1. to idle
    to idle; lounge around; to sit around; to lounge about
  2. to idle
    to loaf; to idle
    • loaf verb (loafs, loafed, loafing)
    • idle verb (idles, idled, idling)
  3. to idle
    – run disconnected or idle 1
    to idle; tick over
    – run disconnected or idle 1
    • idle verb (idles, idled, idling)
      • the engine is idling1
    • tick over verb
  4. to idle
    – be idle; exist in a changeless situation 1
    to idle; to stagnate; to laze; slug
    – be idle; exist in a changeless situation 1
    • idle verb (idles, idled, idling)
    • stagnate verb (stagnates, stagnated, stagnating)
      • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch1
    • laze verb (lazes, lazed, lazing)
    • slug verb
      • He slugged in bed all morning1

Conjugations for idle:

present
  1. idle
  2. idle
  3. idles
  4. idle
  5. idle
  6. idle
simple past
  1. idled
  2. idled
  3. idled
  4. idled
  5. idled
  6. idled
present perfect
  1. have idled
  2. have idled
  3. has idled
  4. have idled
  5. have idled
  6. have idled
past continuous
  1. was idling
  2. were idling
  3. was idling
  4. were idling
  5. were idling
  6. were idling
future
  1. shall idle
  2. will idle
  3. will idle
  4. shall idle
  5. will idle
  6. will idle
continuous present
  1. am idling
  2. are idling
  3. is idling
  4. are idling
  5. are idling
  6. are idling
subjunctive
  1. be idled
  2. be idled
  3. be idled
  4. be idled
  5. be idled
  6. be idled
diverse
  1. idle!
  2. let's idle!
  5. idled
  6. idling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

idle

  1. idle
    idle
  2. idle
    idle; laze

idle [the ~] noun

  1. the idle
    – the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling 1
    the idle
    – the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling 1
    • idle [the ~] noun
      • the car engine was running at idle1

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Related Definitions for "idle":

  1. not in active use1
    • the machinery sat idle during the strike1
    • idle hands1
  2. not in action or at work1
    • an idle laborer1
    • idle drifters1
    • the idle rich1
    • an idle mind1
  3. not having a job1
    • idle carpenters1
  4. not yielding a return1
    • idle funds1
  5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility1
    • idle talk1
  6. silly or trivial1
    • idle pleasure1
    • light idle chatter1
  7. without a basis in reason or fact1
    • idle fears1
  8. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling1
    • the car engine was running at idle1
  9. run disconnected or idle1
    • the engine is idling1
  10. be idle; exist in a changeless situation1
  11. Waiting for a command.2
  12. Operational but not in use.2

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