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   Lodge

   /läj/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee. Similar gatehousecottagetoll house
   • ▪ a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting, shooting, fishing, and skiing: "a hunting lodge" Similar housecottagecabinchaletshooting box
   • ▪ a large house or hotel: "Cumberland Lodge"
   • ▪ a porter's quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building.
   • ▪ the residence of a head of a college, especially at Cambridge.
   • ▪ a North American Indian hut.
   • ▪ a beaver's den. Similar denlairholesettretreathauntshelter
   • 2. a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons: "the foundation of the Grand Lodge of England" Similar sectionbranchchapterwingassociationsocietygroupclubunionguildfraternitybrotherhoodsororityalliancecoterieleaguerare:sodality

   verb

   • 1. present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities: "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" Similar submitregisterenterput forwardplaceadvancelaypresentpressbringprefertenderprofferput on recordrecordfiletable
   • ▪ leave money or a valuable item in (a place) or with (someone) for safekeeping: "the money is lodged in a bank" Similar depositputbankentrustconsignstashstorestowput awaylay insquirrel away
   • 2. make or become firmly fixed or embedded in a particular place: "they had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine" Similar become fixedembed itselfbecome embeddedbecome implantedget/become stuckstickcatchwedgebecome caughtbecome settledanchor itselfbecome anchoredcome to restremain
   • 3. stay or sleep in another person's house, paying money for one's accommodations: "the man who lodged in the room next door" Similar resideboardstayhave lodgingshave roomstake a roomput uplivebe quarteredstopoccupyroominformal:have digsformal:dwellbe domiciledsojournarchaic:abide
   • ▪ provide (someone) with a place to sleep or stay in return for payment: "she was lodged in the same hall" Similar accommodateprovide accommodation forput uptake inhouseboardbilletquartershelterharborprovide shelter forcater forentertain
   • 4. (of wind or rain) flatten (a standing crop): "the variety is high yielding, but it has mostly lodged"

   Word Origin Middle Englishloge, via Old French loge ‘arbor, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia (see lobby), of Germanic origin; related to German Laube ‘arbor’.

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