loaf synonyms

loaf

n.

dough, roll, twist, bun, pastry, mass, lump, cube; see also bread 1, cake 2.

loaf

v.

  1. To do nothing useful

    idle, trifle, lounge, kill time, be inactive, be unoccupied, be slothful, be indolent, vegetate, dally, take it easy, laze, twiddle the thumbs, not lift a finger, be lazy, loll, malinger, potter, drift, relax, slack, shirk, waste time, slow down, evade, dillydally, sit around, stand around, slack off, fritter time away, dream, let down, goof off*, bum*, goldbrick*, stall*, lollygag*, hand out*, hold up a corner*, piddle*; see also relax 1, rest 1.

  2. To travel at an easy pace

    loiter, stroll, saunter; see walk 1.

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