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• loiter — Synonyms and related words: abide, await, bide, bide the issue, bum, bum around, coquet, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, do nothing, doodle, drag, fall behind, falter, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle faddle, fidget with, finger with …   Moby Thesaurus

• loiter — ► VERB ▪ stand around or move without apparent purpose. ● loiter with intent Cf. ↑loiter with intent DERIVATIVES loiterer noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch loteren wag about …   English terms dictionary

• loiter — [loit′ər] vi. [ME loitren < MDu loteren (Du leuteren, to dawdle), akin to OE loddere, beggar < IE base * (s)leu , to hang loosely > SLEET, SLUR] 1. to linger in an aimless way; spend time idly: often with about 2. to walk or move slowly… …   English World dictionary

• loiter — loiterer, n. loiteringly, adv. /loy teuhr/, v.i. 1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal. 2. to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand …   Universalium

• loiter — loi•ter [[t]ˈlɔɪ tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place 2) to move in a slow, idle manner 3) to waste time or dawdle over work 4) to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usu. fol. by away): to loiter… …   From formal English to slang

• loiter — v. 1 intr. hang about; linger idly. 2 intr. travel indolently and with long pauses. 3 tr. (foll. by away) pass (time etc.) in loitering. Phrases and idioms: loiter with intent hang about in order to commit a felony. Derivatives: loiterer n.… …   Useful english dictionary

• loiter — loi|ter [ lɔıtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to stand or wait in a public place for no particular reason: HANG ABOUT: There s a group of kids loitering outside the store. 2. ) to move slowly, often stopping to rest: DAWDLE: Don t loiter, we ve got a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• loiter — verb stand around or move without apparent purpose. Phrases loiter with intent English Law, dated stand around with the intention of committing an offence. Derivatives loiterer noun Origin ME: perh. from MDu. loteren wag about …   English new terms dictionary

• loiter — /ˈlɔɪtə / (say loytuh) verb (i) 1. to linger idly or aimlessly in or about a place. 2. to move or go in a slow or lagging manner: to loiter along. 3. to waste time or dawdle over work, etc. {Middle English lotere, apparently frequentative of… …  

• loiter — verb /ˈlɔɪtə/ˈlɔjɾɚ To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around. For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside …   Wiktionary

• loiter — loi·ter || lɔɪtÉ™(r) v. idle about; lag behind; waste time; hang about …   English contemporary dictionary