Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) idle (the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling) "the car engine was running at idle"
Verb
S: (v) idle, tick over (run disconnected or idle) "the engine is idling"
S: (v) idle, laze, slug, stagnate (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 (not in action or at work) "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
S: (adj) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
S: (adj) idle, unused (not in active use) "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"