#1
idle a. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
. wn #2
idle v. [
tick over] run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
. wn #3
idle v. [
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"
. wn #4
idle s. [
baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild] without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
. wn #5
idle s. [
unused] not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
. wn