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What does idle mean?
What does idle mean?
Something idle can be said to be lacking in basis, substance or value, as in idle chit chat.
In its verb form Idle refers to the passing of time by avoiding work or without
performing work. It can mean to move about without purpose or lazily. In terms of a
motor vehicle it refers to the car either not being in gear or extremely slow speed. A
car that is halting with the engine running but the gear in neutral is said to be idling.
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