Definition of "procrastinate" [pro•cras•ti•nate]

• To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. (verb-intransitive)
• To postpone or delay needlessly. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to use the power and breadth of the Internet to dredge up ephemera."
• "Partly because reading your post gave me a chance to once again procrastinate on writing my e-newsletter."
• "Plus, he reads the word procrastinate as "procrasturbate.""