laze

v., lazed, laz·ing, laz·es.

v.intr.
To be lazy; loaf: laze around the house.

v.tr.
To spend (time) loafing: lazed the afternoon away in a hammock.

[Back-formation from LAZY.]

verb

To pass time without working or in avoiding work: bum¹ (around), idle, loaf, loiter, lounge, shirk. Slang diddle², goldbrick, goof (off). See industrious/lazy.

v

Definition: relax
Antonyms: work

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
  Synonyms: idle, slug, stagnate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - drive, dovne, dase
v. tr. - drive, dovne, dase
n. - drivert, dovenlars

idioms:

• laze about    drive rundt
• laze around    drive rundt

Nederlands (Dutch)
luieren, korte rustpauze

Français (French)
v. intr. - se reposer, paresser, flemmarder
v. tr. - se reposer, paresser, flemmarder
n. - moment de paresse

idioms:

• laze about    se reposer, paresser, traînasser
• laze around    se reposer, paresser, flemmarder

Deutsch (German)
v. - faulenzen, verbummeln
n. - Faulenzerei

idioms:

• laze about    faulenzen
• laze around    faulenzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τεμπελιάζω, κοπροσκυλιάζω
n. - οκνηρία, νωθρότητα, τεμπελιό

idioms:

• laze about    τεμπελιάζω, κοπροσκυλιάζω, περιφέρομαι άσκοπα
• laze around    τεμπελιάζω, κοπροσκυλιάζω, περιφέρομαι άσκοπα

Italiano (Italian)
ozio

idioms:

• laze about    poltrire
• laze around    poltrire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vadiar, mandriar
n. - ócio (m)

idioms:

• laze about    preguiçoso
• laze around    preguiçoso

Русский (Russian)
бездельничать, безделье

idioms:

• laze about    лентяйничать
• laze around    лентяйничать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - holgazanear, estar ocioso
v. tr. - estar sin hacer nada, holgazanear
n. - descanso

idioms:

• laze about    holgazanear, gandulear, perder el tiempo holgazaneando
• laze around    holgazanear, gandulear, perder el tiempo holgazaneando

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lata sig, slöa, slå dank, dåsa
n. - latstund, vilostund, siesta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偷懒, 混日子, 消磨, 懒散, 闲散

idioms:

• laze about    懒散, 混日子
• laze around    懒散, 混日子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 偷懶, 混日子
v. tr. - 消磨
n. - 懶散, 閒散

idioms:

• laze about    懶散, 混日子
• laze around    懶散, 混日子

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 빈둥대다, 게으름 피우다
v. tr. - 빈둥거리며 보내다
n. - 잠시 쉬는 시간, 빈둥거리는 시간

idioms:

• laze about    게으름 피우다
• laze around    게으름 피우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怠ける, のらくらして過ごす
n. - 息抜きの時間

idioms:

• laze about    遊んで過ごす
• laze around    遊んで過ごす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتكاسل, ينفق الوقت بالتبطل أو الإسترخاء (الاسم) التكاسل, التبطل, الإسترخاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התעצל, התבטל‬
v. tr. - ‮התעצל, התבטל‬
n. - ‮התעצלות, התבטלות‬

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