Noun

• S: (n) idle (idle%1:26:00::) (the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling) "the car engine was running at idle"

Verb

• S: (v) idle (idle%2:35:00::), tick over (tick_over%2:35:00::) (run disconnected or idle) "the engine is idling"
• S: (v) idle (idle%2:41:00::), laze (laze%2:41:00::), slug (slug%2:41:00::), stagnate (stagnate%2:41:00::) (be idle; exist in a changeless situation) "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

Adjective

• S: (adj) idle (idle%3:00:00::) (not in action or at work) "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
• S: (adj) baseless (baseless%3:00:00:unsupported:02), groundless (groundless%3:00:00:unsupported:02), idle (idle%3:00:00:unsupported:02), unfounded (unfounded%3:00:00:unsupported:02), unwarranted (unwarranted%3:00:00:unsupported:02), wild (wild%3:00:00:unsupported:02) (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
• S: (adj) idle (idle%3:00:00:inactive:03), unused (unused%3:00:00:inactive:03) (not in active use) "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
• S: (adj) idle (idle%3:00:00:frivolous:00), light (light%3:00:00:frivolous:00) (silly or trivial) "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
• S: (adj) idle (idle%3:00:00:irresponsible:00), loose (loose%3:00:00:irresponsible:00) (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility) "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
• S: (adj) dead (dead%3:00:00:unprofitable:00), idle (idle%3:00:00:unprofitable:00) (not yielding a return) "dead capital"; "idle funds"
• S: (adj) idle (idle%3:00:00:unemployed:00), jobless (jobless%3:00:00:unemployed:00), out of work (out_of_work%3:00:00:unemployed:00) (not having a job) "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"