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Idler
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Idler
see synonyms of idlernoun
1.
a person who idles
2. another name for idle pulley, idle wheel
3. nautical
a ship's crew member, such as a carpenter, sailmaker, etc, whose duties do not include standing regular watches
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Idler
see synonyms of idler noun
1.
a person who wastes time and does no work; lazy person
2.
a gear placed between two others to transfer motion from one to the other without changing
their direction or speed
: also idler gear (or wheel), idle wheel3.
a pulley riding loosely on a shaft, pressing against a belt to guide it or take up the slack
: also idler pulleyWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Idler
see synonyms of idleradj. i·dler, i·dlest
1.
b. Disinclined to work or be active; lazy: "a man who could seem idle, ignorant, even incompetent, yet was able to understand and to express ... the instincts, good and bad, of the American majority" (Godfrey Hodgson).
c. Not in use or operation: idle hands; idle mills.
d. Sports Not scheduled to play a game: Both teams played today but will be idle tomorrow.
2. Being a period of time in which there is little or no activity: passed idle hours watching TV.
v. i·dled, i·dling, i·dles
v.intr.
1. To pass time without being engaged in purposeful activity: "The girls idled all day long, sending their tinkling laughter flowing up and down the street" (Alai).
2. To move slowly or without purpose: "I drove past the workshop ... I idled along the driveway past the pole fence ... to Tyhee Road" (Tom Spanbauer).
3. To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor or motor vehicle.
v.tr.
1. To pass (time) without doing anything: idle the afternoon away.
2. To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive: layoffs that idled 1,000 factory workers; a plant that was idled by a strike.
3. To cause (a motor, for example) to idle.
n.
1. A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle: an engine running quietly at idle.
2. A mechanism for regulating the speed at which an engine runs at rest: set the idle higher to keep the motor from stalling.
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