To make busy.
To hire (somebody for work or a job).
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
The state of being an employee; employment.
To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
An idle game.
The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine.
The state of idling, of being idle.
An idle animation.