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Exact Match:

loiter: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

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loll collapse

hang around collapse

laze collapse

loaf collapse

lounge collapse: a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait; sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

bum around collapse

dilly collapse

waste time collapse

lollygag collapse

lag behind collapse

goof off 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 your horses collapse

hold everything collapse

stick around collapse

fall behind collapse

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

dillydally collapse

take time collapse

lazy collapse: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"

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"

sit collapse: be seated; be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"; sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"

shilly shally collapse

toy with 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

mooch collapse: ask for and get free; be a parasite

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

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"

mark time collapse

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"

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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