adj.
(idler, idlest)
- avoiding work; lazy.
▸not working or in use.
- having no purpose or basis:
idle threats.
- (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest.
v.
- spend time doing nothing.
▸move aimlessly.
▸N. Amer. take out of use or employment.
- (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear.
Derivative
Etymology
OE īdel ‘empty, useless’, of W. Gmc origin.