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    idle
    /ˈʌɪdl/

    adjective

    verb

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  2. 1. : not occupied or employed: such as. a. : having no employment : inactive. idle workers. b. : not turned to normal or appropriate use. idle farmland. c. : not scheduled to compete. the team will be idle tomorrow. 2. : lacking worth or basis : vain. idle chatter. idle pleasure.

  3. IDLE definition: 1. not working or being used: 2. An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work…. Learn more.

  4. To be idle is to be inactive or not working at a job. The word is sometimes derogatory, but not always, since one may be relaxing temporarily or may be idle through necessity: pleasantly idle on a vacation; to be idle because one is unemployed or because supplies are lacking.

  5. Something idle is not active. If your car is idling, it's running but not moving. If someone calls you idle, it either means they think you don't have enough to do or that you're just plain lazy.

  6. IDLE definition: 1. not working or being used: 2. not serious or having no real purpose: 3. lazy and not willing…. Learn more.

  7. 6 days ago · To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike.

  8. [usually before noun] with no particular purpose or effect. idle chatter/curiosity. It was just an idle threat (= not serious). It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success. [usually before noun] (of time) not spent doing work or something particular. In idle moments, he carved wooden figures. Word Origin. Idioms.

  9. Definition of idle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. IDLE meaning: 1 : not working, active, or being used; 2 : not having any real purpose or value

  11. idle meaning, definition, what is idle: not working or producing anything: Learn more.