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laze Definition

laze (lāz)

intransitive verb lazed, laz·ing

to be lazy or idle; loaf

Etymology: back-form. < lazy

transitive verb

to spend (time, etc.) in idleness: often with away

noun

an act or instance of lazing

laze Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • beach: Imagine lazing on a tropical beach in Hawaii, soaking up the sun, from only £ 479 per person!
  • sofa: I read several of the submissions lazing back on the sofa or swaying on the Piccadilly Line.
  • deck: It's open to all, or you and your partner can laze on the deck and be cosseted by the crew.
  • grass: However is was a fab day to enjoy the sun and music whilst lazing on the grass with friends and a picnic!

Preposition: around

  • pool: But the 4 start hotel there ' Kenilworth ' was so nice we spent most of our time lazing around the amazing pool.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: Good for lazing about for a few hours in the sun beside the water.
  • simply: You could pin the nose on the clown or get your face painted, or simply laze around in the bouncy ball pond.
  • just: Outside there is a large garden which the cottages share, ideal for playing games or just lazing around end enjoying the view.
  • around: People have a lot worse to cope with than worrying whether they can survive without lazing around stoned all day.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: You could pin the nose on the clown or get your face painted, or simply laze around in the bouncy ball pond.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: In the daytime many guests stroll to the beach, or laze around the hotels large swimming pool.
  • away: Laze away the days on our beach or around our famous lagoon pool.

Particle object:

  • afternoon: The swimming pool and patio are also firm favorites to laze away the afternoons, or relax with a light lunch or afternoon teas.

Preposition: in

  • hammock: However, the humid heat meant we would spend most of our time lazing in the hammocks, reading or playing cards.
  • sun: Leave behind the Parade Gardens, where they would like me to pay £ 1.50 to laze in the sun.
  • sunshine: An afternoon spent lazing about in the sunshine in the Inch Park.
  • shade: I said: " Pride lazes in acacia shade, flicking flies off its wild yellow body, pride won't eat dead meat.
  • garden: She loved nothing more than a treat of tuna and a chin tickle and would love lazing in the garden in the sunshine.
  • bed: I don't get to laze in bed often.

Preposition: by

  • pool: Dear Anthony, Thanks for the weekends lazing by the pool, I do hope you've made the right choice.

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