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lodge Definition

lodge (läj)

noun

    1. a small house, esp. one for a servant, or one for use during a special season a caretaker's lodge, hunting lodge
    2. a resort hotel or motel
    1. the meeting place of a local chapter, as of a fraternal organization
    2. such a local chapter
  1. the den or typical lair of certain wild animals, esp. beavers
    1. the hut or tent of an American Indian
    2. those who live in it

Etymology: ME loge, hut, masons' workshop (> sense 2) < OFr, summer house, arbor (> loge) < LL lobia < Gmc *laubja, sheltered place, leafy arbor (> OHG louba, upper roof, porch, leafy cover): for IE base see leaf

transitive verb lodged, lodg·ing

  1. to provide with a place of temporary residence; house
  2. to rent rooms to; take as a paying guest
  3. to serve as a temporary dwelling for
  4. to serve as a container for
  5. to place or deposit for safekeeping
  6. to put or send into a place or position by shooting, thrusting, etc.; place; land: with in to lodge an arrow in a target
  7. to bring (an accusation, complaint, etc.) before legal authorities
  8. to confer (powers) upon: with in
  9. to beat down (growing crops), as rain

Etymology: ME loggen < OFr logier (> Fr loger)

intransitive verb

  1. to live in a certain place for a time
  2. to live (with another or in his home) as a paying guest
  3. to come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed: with in a bone lodged in her throat

Lodge Definition

Lodge (läj)

Lodge, Henry Cabot 1850-1924; U.S. senator (1893-1924)

lodge Synonyms

lodge

n.

abode, dwelling place, home, stopover, inn, ski lodge, dormitory, hostel, youth hostel, chalet; see also hotel, motel, resort 2.

lodge Synonyms

lodge

v.

  1. To become fixed

    catch, stick, abide; see remain 1, stay 1.

  2. To take (temporary) residence

    room, stay over, stop over, abide, hostel, board, dorm*; see also dwell, reside.

lodge Usage Examples

Object

  • objection: Where these are considered to be undesirable, the Society will lodge a written objection.
  • complaint: A woman with a bleeding face lodged a complaint against her husband.
  • appeal: On 11 November DOT lodged an appeal against the High Court judgment.
  • grievance: There is a minimum 28 day period after lodging the grievance before an employe can take his claim to an employment tribunal.
  • petition: In the same year the landed gentry of Herefordshire lodged a petition.
  • deposit: Any stock deposit lodged at the CCSS on Friday, 9 July 2004 will be rejected ( bad delivered ) by the registrar concerned.

Converse of object

  • situate: We offer 4 wooden lodges situated separately from the main touring area which 45 mostly level pitches.

Adjective modifier

  • masonic: The former Council chamber, on the second floor, was for a long time occupied by a masonic lodge, now removed elsewhere.
  • self-catering: We provide comfortable Bed and Breakfast accommodation and two self-catering lodges with doorstep trout fishing.
  • Scandinavian: A choice of Scandinavian lodges with up to 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms sleeping 7 people.
  • luxurious: Upmarket safaris offer overnight stays in luxurious game lodges and luxury tented camps.

Modifies a noun

  • clearing: Observed on most visits to the tower from May onwards, and often around the main lodge clearing.

Noun used with modifier

  • safari: You can chose to stay in luxury African safari lodges or budget national parks accommodation.
  • lakeside: Accommodation at White Acres There's a great choice of self-catering accommodation at White Acres Country Park, including lovely lakeside lodges.
  • luxury: Ideal second home, caravans through to luxury lodges available.
  • ski: These ski lodges offer flexible offpiste experience in the thick of pristine mountain wilderness.
  • sweat: Sweat lodges followed by a midnight swim and pampering by your very own fire mother.
  • hunting: Situated on the banks of the river, the former 17th century hunting lodge has been transformed into an award winning restaurant.

Possessives

  • porter: Instead, the porter took on their instruction in a room next to the porter's lodge in breaks between his other duties.

Preposition: with

  • clerk: Amendments should be lodged with the clerks to the Stage 2 committee.
lodge Quotes

Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest,Iwill lodge: thy peopleshall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the L do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

—Bible (Old Testament)

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