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  lodge

  noun

  a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
• Lodge
  Lodge

  noun

  Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.

lodge

¹ American  

[loj] / lɒdʒ /

noun

• lodges
  plural

1. a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.

2. a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season.

3. a summer cottage.

4. a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee.

5. a resort hotel, motel, or inn.

6. the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like.

7. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.

8. the members composing the branch.

   The lodge is planning a picnic.

   Synonyms:

   society, association, club

9. any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a teepee or long house.

10. the Indians who live in such a dwelling or a family or unit of North American Indians.

11. the home of a college head at Cambridge University, England.

12. the den of an animal or group of animals, especially beavers.

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verb (used without object)

• lodges,
  present (3rd person singular)
• lodged,
  past participle,  past
• lodging
  present participle

1. to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn.

   We lodged in a guest house.

2. to live in rented quarters in another's house.

   He lodged with a local family during his college days.

3. 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)

• lodges,
  present (3rd person singular)
• lodged,
  past participle,  past
• lodging
  present participle

1. to furnish with a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily; accommodate.

   Can you lodge us for the night?

   Synonyms:

   quarter, house

2. to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger.

   a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.

3. to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter.

   The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.

4. to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow.

   to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.

5. to bring or send into a particular place or position.

   Synonyms:

   settle, plant, set, place

6. to house or contain.

   The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.

7. to vest (power, authority, etc.).

8. to put or bring (information, a complaint, etc.) before a court or other authority.

9. to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm.

   A sudden hail had lodged the crops.

10. to track (a deer) to its lair.

Lodge ² American  

[loj] / lɒdʒ /

noun

1. Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.

2. his grandson Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.

3. Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist and writer.

4. Thomas, 1558?–1625, English poet and dramatist.

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lodge ¹ British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion, usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

2. a house or cabin used occasionally, as for some seasonal activity

3. a central building in a resort, camp, or park

4. (capital when part of a name) a large house or hotel

5. a room for the use of porters in a university, college, etc

6. a local branch or chapter of certain societies

7. the building used as the meeting place of such a society

8. the dwelling place of certain animals, esp the dome-shaped den constructed by beavers

9. a hut or tent of certain North American Indian peoples

10. (at Cambridge University) the residence of the head of a college

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verb

1. to provide or be provided with accommodation or shelter, esp rented accommodation

2. (intr) to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation

3. to implant, embed, or fix or be implanted, embedded, or fixed

4. (tr) to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc

5. (tr) to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone

6. (tr; often foll by in or with) to place (authority, power, etc) in the control (of someone)

7. archaic to exist or be present (in)

8. (tr) (of wind, rain, etc) to beat down (crops)

Lodge ² British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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

3. Thomas. ?1558–1625, English writer. His romance Rosalynde (1590) supplied the plot for Shakespeare's As You Like It

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Lodge ³ British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. the official Canberra residence of the Australian Prime Minister

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• lodgeable
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• lodges
  plural

Participles

• lodging
  present
• lodged
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• lodge
  simple
• lodges
  simple
• have lodged
  perfect
• has lodged
  perfect
• am lodging
  progressive
• are lodging
  progressive
• is lodging
  progressive
• have been lodging
  perfect progressive
• has been lodging
  perfect progressive

Past

• lodged
  simple
• had lodged
  perfect
• was lodging
  progressive
• were lodging
  progressive
• had been lodging
  perfect progressive

Future

• will lodge
  simple
• will have lodged
  perfect
• will be lodging
  progressive
• will have been lodging
  perfect progressive

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.

Example Sentences

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The second morning of the trip, I had time for a leisurely lakefront breakfast, one-hour hike, sightseeing tips from a lodge employee and packing while the Kia charged to 100%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Paxton also traveled with the detail twice to Broken Bow, Oklahoma, where he purchased a $1.5 million vacation lodge in 2022.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sir Chris said he believed an agreement had been close, but talks between the lodge and residents ultimately failed.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Stay at the Marriott’s newly opened Kinara, a luxury safari lodge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Why, a beautiful lodge like this deserves a name! We call our lodge Streamcatcher.”

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

My plans for sunset in an Adirondack chair at Lake Crescent Lodge were looking dicey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

My research said the nearby Quileute Oceanside Resort had two chargers like the Lake Crescent Lodge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lockhart said the 35 Orangemen from Portadown District Lodge had "stood lawfully" for the last two weeks on Drumcree hill.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sir Chris said he had spent the last fortnight trying to reach a resolution between Garvaghy Road residents and the Portadown District Lodge, holding a series of negotiations at Hillsborough Castle.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Morrie worked at Chestnut Lodge for five years.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

Press is only very rarely allowed on the grounds - meaning that photography of the wood and stone cabins and lodges that make up most of the facility are tightly controlled.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the years since Chobe Game Lodge introduced its first electric boat, other lodges around Africa have followed suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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

Increasingly, luxury resorts and lodges are smoothing the learning curve, pairing upscale accommodations with fully outfitted excursions that take care of the logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Smoke rose into the frigid air from eighteen conical lodges, thin undulating columns rising upward.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

City continue to deny any wrongdoing and have lodged an appeal against the findings in the Premier League's report that stated the club falsely inflated commercial revenues by £830m through "sham" contracts.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

On Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a message on her official account on X that officials have lodged a strong protest with the U.S. and demanded maximum cooperation with the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

She said she has lodged a strong protest with the US as Okinawa police investigate.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

His former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones lodged civil complaints against the music tycoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The largest stones were gone, most likely lodged into its throat.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Monthly payments go toward seven nights of resort lodging.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

To analyze Paxton’s travel, ProPublica and the Tribune reviewed DPS logs for his security detail and records from the attorney general’s office, including airfare and lodging receipts, per diems and his daily calendars.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Teams pay roughly $25,000 for a week’s stay, with the players lodging together in a bunkhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The defendants are accused of helping to organise the ill-fated journey by lodging and transporting the migrants, supplying the boat they left in, and handling the money they paid.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Every call I sat in required me to translate the logistics of lodging and how to get there, how many tables would be needed and where people would sit.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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