idle
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- If someone is idle, they are not active or working.
- The idle workers are going to be replaced by more ambitious employees.
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- If a car is idle, it is on but is not moving.
- Jack left his car idling while went inside the store to get bread.
- In the winter, I let my car idle for a few minutes before driving so the engine can warm up a bit.