lodge
noun
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
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lodge
1 American
[loj]
/ lɒdʒ /
noun
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lodges
plural
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a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
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a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season.
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a summer cottage.
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a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee.
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a resort hotel, motel, or inn.
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the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like.
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the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.
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the members composing the branch.
The lodge is planning a picnic.
- Synonyms:
- society, association, club
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any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a teepee or long house.
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the Indians who live in such a dwelling or a family or unit of North American Indians.
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the home of a college head at Cambridge University, England.
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the den of an animal or group of animals, especially beavers.
verb (used without object)
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lodges,
present (3rd person singular)
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lodged,
past participle, past
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lodging
present participle
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to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn.
We lodged in a guest house.
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to live in rented quarters in another's house.
He lodged with a local family during his college days.
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to be fixed, implanted, or caught in a place or position; come to rest; stick.
The bullet lodged in his leg.
verb (used with object)
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lodges,
present (3rd person singular)
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lodged,
past participle, past
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lodging
present participle
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to furnish with a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily; accommodate.
Can you lodge us for the night?
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to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger.
a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.
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to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter.
The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.
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to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow.
to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.
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to bring or send into a particular place or position.
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to house or contain.
The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.
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to vest (power, authority, etc.).
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to put or bring (information, a complaint, etc.) before a court or other authority.
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to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm.
A sudden hail had lodged the crops.
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to track (a deer) to its lair.
Lodge
2
American
[loj]
/ lɒdʒ /
noun
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Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
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his grandson Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.
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Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist and writer.
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Thomas, 1558?–1625, English poet and dramatist.
lodge
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British
/ lɒdʒ /
noun
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a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion, usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
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a house or cabin used occasionally, as for some seasonal activity
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a central building in a resort, camp, or park
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(capital when part of a name) a large house or hotel
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a room for the use of porters in a university, college, etc
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a local branch or chapter of certain societies
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the building used as the meeting place of such a society
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the dwelling place of certain animals, esp the dome-shaped den constructed by beavers
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a hut or tent of certain North American Indian peoples
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(at Cambridge University) the residence of the head of a college
verb
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to provide or be provided with accommodation or shelter, esp rented accommodation
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(intr) to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation
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to implant, embed, or fix or be implanted, embedded, or fixed
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(tr) to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc
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(tr) to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
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(tr; often foll by in or with) to place (authority, power, etc) in the control (of someone)
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archaic to exist or be present (in)
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(tr) (of wind, rain, etc) to beat down (crops)
Lodge
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British
/ lɒdʒ /
noun
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David ( John ). born 1935, British novelist and critic. His books include Changing Places (1975), Small World (1984), Nice Work (1988), Therapy (1995), and Thinks... (2001)
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Sir Oliver ( Joseph ). 1851–1940, British physicist, who made important contributions to electromagnetism, radio reception, and attempted to detect the ether. He also studied allegedly psychic phenomena
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Thomas. ?1558–1625, English writer. His romance Rosalynde (1590) supplied the plot for Shakespeare's As You Like It
Lodge
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British
/ lɒdʒ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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lodgesimple
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lodgessimple
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have lodgedperfect
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has lodgedperfect
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am lodgingprogressive
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are lodgingprogressive
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is lodgingprogressive
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have been lodgingperfect progressive
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has been lodgingperfect progressive
Past
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lodgedsimple
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had lodgedperfect
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was lodgingprogressive
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were lodgingprogressive
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had been lodgingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of lodge
1175–1225; Middle English logge < Old French loge < Medieval Latin laubia, lobia; see lobby
Explanation
A lodge is an inn where travelers stay overnight. If you’re in need of a night’s sleep while traveling an out of the way country road, you’re more likely to find yourself at a lodge than a fancy or chain hotel. A lodge can also be a cabin in the woods; like an inn, it’s usually a temporary accommodation. But if you join your local lodge, you’ll be expected to be a regular visitor, at least at the monthly meetings. Lodge is also a verb, meaning to stay temporarily, or to give someone a place to stay. If you lodge a toothpick between your teeth, though, you’ll probably hope it won’t stay there too long.
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Also on Thursday, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned Russian ambassador to Japan Nikolai Nozdrev to lodge a "strong protest" against Putin's surprise move.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Trees for Life said the Glen Affric kits were likely to have been born in May or June, before first emerging from their lodge over the past few weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Plus, warplanes from Bahrain and Kuwait struck Iran in a rare Gulf retaliation, and a massive rustic lodge built for an equally large family is for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He reasoned that if the lodge was going to accommodate more than 20 guests, which was the intent, they’d need a massive great room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Exception 2.—A few words ending in e drop the e before a suffix beginning with a consonant: as, judge + ment = judgment; lodge + ment = lodgment; abridge + ment = abridgment.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Each year, the 70 family shareholders come to Tennessee for the Lodge Cast Iron pan company’s annual meeting; the extended family, every five years on the company’s dime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sarah Lodge Tally, a retired lawyer and company director who lives in Nashville, said her parents urged her to look outside the company for work when she was growing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Collectors pay up for rare, vintage products like waffle irons and garden gnomes; a Grateful Dead pan fetched $4,100 in an auction at the Lodge Museum in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The board pushed for a succession plan after years of Kellermann and Henry Lodge repeatedly saying they would retire—in five more years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I’m going to climb that big tree and see what’s going on. Park Service rangers at the John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge? Humph. Some story.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Two years ago, five mobile sea view lodges were built on the grounds of the Sea Marge Hotel at Overstrand, near Cromer.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The main trekking routes towards Everest are lined with family-run lodges that offer beds, hot meals and other facilities.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They were drawn with a technique that was common practice in the building lodges and flourished in German-speaking lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Plans called for 100 small cabins, two lodges, multiple pools, a stargazing area and an outdoor movie screen, plus a wastewater treatment plant slated to process more than 13,000 gallons a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
At the end of the summer Vincent moves closer to work, to a boardinghouse on Hackford Road, Brixton, in south London, where he lodges with a mother and daughter.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the visit as unacceptable and officials lodged protests with Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He told deputy district judge Trevor Browne that the defence have lodged a skeleton argument detailing their objections.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
After Friday’s plea, his legal team lodged formal arguments that the state proceedings can’t go forward because it would amount to an impermissible second prosecution for the same conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bass’ team said 3,800 complaints about Lineage have been lodged with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which has issued 19 violation notices to the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The real worry that was lodged deep in my throat was that all this sneaking around wouldn’t be worth it in the end.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
The public official is accused of lodging without permission on two docked yachts that did not belong to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Travel and lodging drive the bulk of wedding guest expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Aria was found lying face down on the floor of her home shortly after 18:00 GMT by Ollie Sheppard, who was temporarily lodging at the house.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The neighborhood will have to catch up to its new hub: There is almost nothing in the way of dining or lodging nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
And the colporteur helps Vincent find permanent lodging with a farming family in Wasmes, the community he's serving.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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