stagnate

Definition of stagnate

Verbs

stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
Type of:
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
cease to flow; stand without moving
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
Type of:
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
Synonyms:
idle, laze, slug
Antonyms:
work
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
do work
be employed
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Types:
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moon, moon around, moon on
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
ride the bench, warm the bench
be out of the game
daydream, moon
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time
be lazy or idle
lie about, lie around
hang around idly

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