'Loiter' definitions:
Definition of 'loiter'
From: WordNet
verb
Be about; "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, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around]
Definition of 'Loiter'
From: GCIDE
- Loiter \Loi"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.]
- 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. [1913 Webster]
- Sir John, you loiter here too long. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
- Syn: To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'loiter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- flag,
- flirt,
- fool,
- fool around,
- fool with,
- fribble,
- frivol,
- get behind,
- goof off,
- halt,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hang back,
- hold everything,
- hold on,
- hold your horses,
- horse around,
- idle,
- jerk off,
- kid around,
- lag,
- laze,
- lazy,
- lie around,
- linger,
- linger behind,
- loaf,
- loiter about,
- loll,
- loll around,
- lollop around,
- lollygag,
- lounge,
- lounge around,
- mark time,
- mess around,
- monkey,
- monkey around,
- mooch around,
- moon,
- moon around,
- piddle,
- play,
- play around,
- play with,
- poke,
- potter,
- procrastinate,
- put off,
- putter,
- shilly-shally,
- sit around,
- sit tight,
- sit up,
- slouch,
- slouch around,
- smatter,
- stand around,
- stay,
- stay up,
- stick around,
- straggle,
- take time,
- tarry,
- tinker,
- toy,
- toy with,
- trail,
- trail behind,
- trifle,
- twiddle,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see,
- waste time