- loiter about/around
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English-Dutch dictionary. 2013.
loiter about/around
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mooch about/around — Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner. → mooch … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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 — loi|ter [ˈlɔıtə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from [i]Middle Dutch loteren to be loose ] 1.) to stand or wait somewhere, especially in a public place, without any clear reason = ↑hang about, hang around ↑hang around ▪ Five or six… … Dictionary of contemporary English
loiter — /loytar/ To be dilatory; to be slow in movement; to stand around or move slowly about; to stand idly around; to lag behind; to linger or spend time idly. Traditionally includes acts constituting vagrancy and as such, many ordinances have been… … Black's law dictionary
loiter — /loytar/ To be dilatory; to be slow in movement; to stand around or move slowly about; to stand idly around; to lag behind; to linger or spend time idly. Traditionally includes acts constituting vagrancy and as such, many ordinances have been… … Black's law dictionary
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
hang around — verb be about (Freq. 7) The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square Who is this man that is hanging around the department? • Syn: ↑loiter, ↑lounge, ↑footle, ↑lollygag, ↑loaf, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
