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dally: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

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potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

fool away collapse

while away collapse: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

dilly collapse

smooch collapse: snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

waste time collapse

lollygag collapse

dribble away collapse

lallygag collapse

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

hold everything collapse

hold your horses collapse

stick around collapse

philander collapse: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years"

play around collapse: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"

dillydally collapse

roam collapse

postpone collapse: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

take time collapse

make love collapse

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

shilly shally collapse

toy with collapse

hang around collapse

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

fool around collapse

sit up collapse: change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

kid around collapse

fribble collapse

mull collapse: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"; heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

piddle collapse: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

await collapse

mark time collapse

spoon collapse: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food; formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face; as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"; scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"

procrastinate collapse: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"; postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

lead on collapse: entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

mess around collapse

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