lodge

SayLOJ/lɑd͡ʒ/UK/lɒd͡ʒ/

Noun plurallodges

22 meanings of lodge

1
stick firmlyverbintransitive
To become stuck firmly in one place and stay there.
A piece of popcorn lodged in her throat, and she started to cough.
Small stones can lodge in the tread of a tire.
Similarstick
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stick firmlyverbtransitive
To push or fix something firmly into a place.
He lodged a stick in the gap to hold the door open.
You can lodge a wedge under the wheel so the cart does not roll.
Similarwedge, jam, embed, fix
Oppositedislodge, loosen
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official complaintverbtransitive
To officially give a complaint, appeal or other statement to the people in charge, such as a court.
She lodged a complaint with the hotel manager about the noise.
You can lodge an appeal within thirty days.
Similarfile, submit, register, enter
Oppositewithdraw
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holiday cabinnouncountable
A building used for fun or rest, like a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
We spent a week at a lodge by the lake, fishing every morning.
The hunters slept at the lodge and went out at dawn.
Similarcabin, chalet, retreat
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nouncountable
A hotel or inn in the countryside.
We stayed at a small lodge near the national park.
The lodge serves breakfast from seven to ten.
Similarinn, resort, hotel
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society branchnouncountable
A local group of a club or society like the Freemasons.
My grandfather joined the local lodge when he was thirty.
The Masonic lodge meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
Similarbranch, chapter
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rent a roomverbintransitive
To rent a room in someone's house and live there for a while.
When he first moved to the city, he lodged with an old widow.
Students often lodge with families near the university.
Similarboard, room
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beaver homenouncountable
The shelter a beaver builds for itself on a pond or lake.
The beavers built a lodge in the middle of the pond.
You can see the top of the lodge sticking out of the water.
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give a roomverbtransitive
To give someone a place to sleep for a while.
The school lodged the visiting team in a nearby hotel.
We can lodge you in the spare room until you find a place.
Similarhouse, accommodate, quarter, billet
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Native American homenouncountable
A home of Native American people, such as a tipi, or the family that lives in one.
Smoke rose from the top of each lodge in the camp.
The whole lodge gathered inside to hear the story.

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stay for a timeverbintransitive
To stay in a place or shelter for a time.
The travelers lodged at a farmhouse for the night.
Birds lodge in the thick hedge when the wind is strong.
Similarstay, stop, sojourn, quarter
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gate roomnounabbreviationellipsis
Short for porter's lodge. The small building or room by the gate of a college or big house.
Leave the parcel at the lodge and the porters will sign for it.
There is a letter waiting for you in the lodge.
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union branchnounUScountable
In the US, a local group that is part of a workers' union.
The machinists' lodge voted to accept the new contract.
When the factory cut hours, the lodge called all its workers out on strike.
Similarlocal, branch, chapter
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14
keep safeverbtransitive
To put money or valuable things somewhere safe to keep them.
She lodged the cash in the bank before the shops opened.
You can lodge your passport in the hotel safe.
Similardeposit, leave
Oppositewithdraw
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flatten (crops)verbintransitive
Of grass or crops, to fall over flat, often because of wind or rain.
The barley lodged in the storm and could not be cut by machine.
Tall kinds of wheat lodge more easily than short ones.
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flatten (crops)verbtransitive
To make grass or crops fall over flat.
A single night of hail lodged half the barley.
Strong gusts can lodge even a healthy crop.
Similarflatten
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household countnounhistoricalcountable
In the past, a Native American family, counted as the people who shared one home, about four to six.
The trader counted forty lodges camped along the river.
Each lodge was counted as about five people.
Similarhousehold, family
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18
animal dennouncountable
A den or cave where an animal lives.
The bear had dug its lodge deep under the fallen pine.
Hunters tracked the wolf back to its lodge in the rocks.
Similarden, lair, burrow
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head's roomsnouncountable
The rooms where the head of a monastery or a college lives.
The Master's lodge stands at the far end of the quad.
The head of the college invited the new students to tea in her lodge.
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collectionnouncountable
A group of things that have come to rest together in one place.
the Maldives, a famous lodge of islands
1720, [Daniel Defoe], The LifeHere, lodge means a group of things gathered together in one place.
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21
chase into coververbtransitive
To chase an animal into thick bushes or woods where it hides.
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22
miningnouncountable
In a mine, a wide space beside the main shaft where carts can pass and ore waits to be lifted up.
The ore was tipped at the lodge and loaded into the cage.
Two wagons could pass in the lodge but nowhere else on the level.
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Origin

It comes from the Old French word loge, a covered walkway or garden shelter.