What does Idle mean?

Question

Like what it stands for.

Answer 1

i‧dle  /ˈaɪdl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahyd-l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, i‧dler, i‧dlest, verb i‧dled, i‧dling, noun

–adjective 1. not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
2. not spent or filled with activity: idle hours.
3. not in use or operation; not kept busy: idle machinery.
4. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.
5. of no real worth, importance, or significance: idle talk.
6. having no basis or reason; baseless; groundless: idle fears.
7. frivolous; vain: idle pleasures.
8. meaningless; senseless: idle threats.
9. futile; unavailing: idle rage.
–verb (used without object) 10. to pass time doing nothing.
11. to move, loiter, or saunter aimlessly: to idle along the avenue.
12. (of a machine, engine, or mechanism) to operate at a low speed, disengaged from the load.
–verb (used with object) 13. to pass (time) doing nothing (often fol. by away): to idle away the afternoon.
14. to cause (a person) to be idle: The strike idled many workers.
15. to cause (a machine, engine, or mechanism) to idle: I waited in the car while idling the engine.
–noun 16. the state or quality of being idle.
17. the state of a machine, engine, or mechanism that is idling: a cold engine that stalls at idle.

Answer 2

If someone is idle, it means they aren't producing very much...they are lazy and unproductive.

If a car idles, it has the engine running but isn't going anywhere...much like the person who is idle.

There is a homonym that mean something that you worship Idol is how you spell that one...as in "Christians aren't supposed to worship idols."

Idle the way you spelled it means engine is running but the body isn't moving.

Answer 3

It means not doing anything ...not moving like the car is idling. Just staying put.

Answer 4

Idle means lazy, groundless. An idle person is one who's not busy.

Answer 5

Idle is not an abbreviation it is an actual word.

Idle is a term which generally refers to a lack of motion and/or energy.

Answer 6

this depends where u want to apply 4.
1) 4 a person, idle means useless,
2) 4 some thing,it means inactive,move very slow or stop,non-productive.

Answer 7

Idle is an actual word. It means to be doing nothing.
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=idle

Answer 8

he's online, but he hasn't done anything for however many minutes that you set idle as for example: if your setting is 20min if he does not have any activity using the program after 20min, it will show up as idle.

Answer 9

idle means not doing anything.

Answer 10

Not working, inactive. An engine that's not in gear, waiting at a red light, is said to be idling.

Of did you mean idyll?