Idle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The old mansion has been idle for decades, slowly decaying in the passing of time.
- She wasted her youth by idling the days away in idleness and apathy.
- Years went by and the project remained idle, a constant reminder of missed opportunities.
- He spent his days idling in bed, unmotivated and without direction.
- The warehouse had been idle since the manufacturing plant closed down.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- Moon On
- Arse Around
- Loll Around
- Fuck Off
- Loaf
- Bum Around
- Warm The Bench
- Loll
- Lie Around
- Lounge About
- Bum About
- Frig Around
- Waste One's Time
- Moon Around
- Arse About
- Lounge Around
- Moon
Related Words
Meaning 2
Run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The car engine will idle for a few minutes before the driver shifts into gear.
- The generator was left to idle for hours after being fueled up in preparation.
- When no input was given the motor began to idle with a gentle hum.
- As the train stood still at the station the diesels were allowed to idle.
- The ship's engines were idling as it waited to dock at the harbor.