what's "Idle" mean?

Answer 1

The transmission is in neutral and the engine/motor is not engaged.

Answer 2

When the engine has warmed enough that the engine RPM's drop because you do not need high rpm's anymore since the engine will run at low idle usually you are parked and the engine is running.

Answer 3

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.


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[Origin: bef. 900; 1915–20 for def. 12; ME, OE īdel (adj.) empty, trifling, vain, useless; c. G eitel]

—Related forms
i·dle·ness, noun
idly, adverb


—Synonyms 1. sluggish. Idle, indolent, lazy, slothful apply to a person who is not active. To be idle is to be inactive or not working at a job. The word is sometimes derogatory, but not always, since one may be relaxing temporarily or may be idle through necessity: pleasantly idle on a vacation; to be idle because one is unemployed or because supplies are lacking. The indolent person is naturally disposed to avoid exertion: indolent and slow in movement; an indolent and contented fisherman. The lazy person is averse to exertion or work, and esp. to continued application; the word is usually derogatory: too lazy to earn a living; incurably lazy. Slothful denotes a reprehensible unwillingness to carry one's share of the burden: so slothful as to be a burden on others. 5. worthless, trivial, trifling. 7. wasteful. 11. See loiter. 13. waste.
—Antonyms 1. busy, industrious. 5. important, worthwhile.
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Answer 4

Idle is the RPM your emgine is running and set to when car is not in motion and you foot is off the gas...... also known as idle speed......Usually set at about 600-800 RPMs depending on motor

Answer 5

engine operated at low speed,without the load.
load= anything that produce a resistance to the engine freely turning.

Answer 6

Not Moving