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Definition of idle:
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"
run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" |