Main entry: idle
Definition: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Usage: the car engine was running at idle
Definition: run disconnected or idle
Usage: the engine is idling
Main entry: slug, stagnate, laze, idle
Definition: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Usage: The old man sat and stagnated on his porch; He slugged in bed all morning
Definition: not in active use
Usage: the machinery sat idle during the strike; idle hands
Main entry: idle
Definition: not in action or at work
Usage: an idle laborer; idle drifters; the idle rich; an idle mind
Main entry: jobless, out of work, idle
Definition: not having a job
Usage: idle carpenters; jobless transients; many people in the area were out of work
Definition: not yielding a return
Usage: dead capital; idle funds
Definition: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
Usage: idle talk; a loose tongue
Definition: silly or trivial
Usage: idle pleasure; light banter; light idle chatter
Main entry: unwarranted, wild, baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded
Definition: without a basis in reason or fact
Usage: baseless gossip; the allegations proved groundless; idle fears; unfounded suspicions; unwarranted jealousy