Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose.
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
To move or walk lackadaisically.
An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”)
An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
To retreat.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.