definition of
idle

[1] #1 idle a. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind". wn

[2] #2 idle v. [tick over] run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling". wn

[3] #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] #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] #5 idle s. [unused] not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands". wn