lodge
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French loge "arbor, covered walk-way" from Frankish *laubja "shelter". Akin to O.H.G. louba "porch, gallery" (German Laube "bower, arbor"), O.H.G. loub "leaf, foliage", Old English lēaf "leaf, foliage". More at lobby, loggia, leaf
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- Rhymes: -ɒdʒ
[edit] Noun
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lodge (plural lodges)
- A building used for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
- Porter's or caretaker's rooms at or near the main entrance to a building or an estate.
- A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
- A rural hotel or resort, an inn.
- A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.
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porter's rooms
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inn — see inn
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[edit] Verb
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to lodge (third-person singular simple present lodges, present participle lodging, simple past and past participle lodged)
- (intransitive) To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
- I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.
- (intransitive) To pay rent to a landlord or landlady who lives in the same house.
- (transitive) To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
- (transitive) To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.
- (transitive) To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.).
- (transitive) To flatten to the ground.
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- The heavy rain caused the wheat to lodge.
[edit] Translations
to pay rent to a landlord or landlady who lives in the same house
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to supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time
to put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety
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to place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities
to flatten to the ground
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