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idle
adjective(idle)
not occupied or employed: such as
idle
adjective(idle)
having no employment : inactive
idle
adjective(idle)
not turned to normal or appropriate use
idle
verb(idle)
to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work
idle
verb(idle)
to spend time in idleness
idle
verb(idle)
to move idly
idle
noun(idle)
rich people who do not have to work
idle
noun(idle)
a threat that a person does not really mean to follow through with
idle
noun(idle)
a threat that someone does not really mean

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