laze

[ leyz ]
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verb (used without object),lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.

verb (used with object),lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by away).

noun
  1. a period of ease or indolence: a quiet laze in the hammock.

Origin of laze

1
First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy

synonym study For laze

1, 2. See lounge.

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How to use laze in a sentence

  • One can not always go lazing on, even in a houseboat; even upon an ancient waterway leading through Colonial-land.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  • The tendency towards lazing and idling, the desire to make money without exertion, is strongly developed in Great Britain.

    British Socialism | J. Ellis Barker
  • They did a little fishing and a good deal of quiet lazing, a little exploring, and even one or two long, all-day rambles.

  • The idea of three strong men like that lazing round for two mortal hours doin' nothin'.

  • It's a grand opportunity for lazing, an opportunity that can't occur often in life, and I want to make the most of it.

    The Sign of the Spider | Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for laze

laze

/ (leɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to be indolent or lazy

  2. (tr often foll by away) to spend (time) in indolence

noun
  1. the act or an instance of idling

Origin of laze

1
C16: back formation from lazy

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