Sit with the engine running Crossword Clue

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Sit with the engine running Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. not having a job
2. not in active use
(verb)
1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
2. run disconnected or idle
(noun)
1. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUNNING (noun)
1. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
RUNNING (adjective)
1. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
2. measured lengthwise
ENGINE (noun)
1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
2. an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

Hint 3: Anagram

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