1. idle - noun
· the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"
Hypernym(s): operation
2. idle - verb
· run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
Synonym(s): tick_over
Antonym(s): run
3. idle - verb
· be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
Synonym(s): laze, slug, stagnate
Antonym(s): work
4. idle - adjective
· not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
Antonym(s): busy
5. idle - adjective
· without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
Synonym(s): baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
6. idle - adjective
· not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
Synonym(s): unused
7. idle - adjective
· silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
Synonym(s): light
8. idle - adjective
· lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
Synonym(s): loose
9. idle - adjective
· not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
Synonym(s): dead
10. idle - adjective
· not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
Synonym(s): jobless, out_of_work
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