3
be inactive(expression, idiom, inactivity, slowness, lateness)
3
bum(noun, relax, lie, loiter, recline)
3
coquet(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
3
dither(noun, verb, hesitate, waver)
3
drone
3
filibuster(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
3
goldbrick(cool, delay, relax, hesitate, inactivity)
3
goof off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
3
hang(verb, draw, follow, extend, relax)
3
hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, delay)
3
hinder(verb, check, delay, slow, lessen)
3
hobble(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
3
hover(verb, wait, linger, loiter, irresolution)
3
idler(noun, inactivity)
3
jest
3
lazy(verb, delay, linger, loiter, bumming)
3
loafer(noun, inactivity)
3
lounger
3
pause(verb, stop, cool, delay, stay)
3
putter(verb, play, delay, abuse, stay)
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