Lair definition

lâr

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(obsolete) A resting place; a couch.

noun

A den or hideaway.

noun

The den or dwelling of a wild animal.

noun

The definition of a lair is a secret, secluded or private place, especially one used by an animal.

A wolf's den is an example of a lair.

noun

To go to, rest in, or have a lair.

verb

A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

noun

(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.

noun

(intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.

verb

A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den.

noun

Any place of refuge or for hiding.

noun

(Scotland) To mire.

verb

Other Word Forms

Singular:

lair

Plural:

lairs

Middle English from Old English leger legh- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

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