loaf

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 References 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.1.4 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ləʊf/

  Rhymes: -əʊf

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English hlāf.

[edit] Noun

loaf (plural loaves)

1. (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
2. Any solid block of food, such as meat.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened from "loaf of bread", the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf).
4. A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.

[edit] Synonyms

• (head, all slang): bonce, noddle, nut

[edit] References

• (soap) Miller, J.L. "Customers believe in downstate Soap Fairy", The News Journal, B10, January 10, 2006.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• meatloaf

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably a back-formation from loafer.

[edit] Verb

to loaf (third-person singular simple present loafs, present participle loafing, simple past and past participle loafed)

1. (intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.

   loaf about, loaf around

[edit] Synonyms

• idle, laze, lounge

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