02638206-v 'wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely'; V1; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 空等 , 久等 , 等待
English kick one's heels 1 , cool one's heels
Definitions
Japanese
目的もなく無駄に待つ、または時間をつぶす
待たされる
― 彼女は大使館の門で何時間もいらいらして待った
English
wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely
be kept waiting
― She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy
Relations
Hypernym: wait
Semantic Field: stativev
Verb Frames
Something ----s;   Somebody ----s;   Something is ----ing PP;   Somebody ----s PP;  
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