lodge
noun
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
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
1
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
2
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
3
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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He visited the Oklahoma town where he owns a vacation lodge and a Utah community with a golf resort, where he later bought four condominiums.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 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
Pori, through his real-estate firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital, wants to build something similar to what Hazel Green Ranch’s former owner had proposed: a 150-room lodge and cabins scattered around the meadow’s perimeter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
City have repeatedly denied guilt and signalled an intent to lodge an appeal by the end of this week.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The lodge was modern and very warm, with an open lobby dominated by a stone fireplace, and the sort of anonymously comfortable rooms you would find in a Holiday Inn.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Sources told the paper that the Royal Lodge was left in an "absolute state", and the former prince was unable to foot the bill.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It's understood that the money is coming from the King's private income - and will cover what Andrew owes his former landlords, the Crown Estate, on leaving Royal Lodge.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The provider said it hoped it can "continue to work constructively with residents at Coombe Lodge to resolve all the remaining issues going forward".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor's lawyers are challenging search warrants used to access the former Prince's residences' at Sandringham and the Royal Lodge in Windsor, as first reported by the Telegraph.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
After some debate, we pulled into the Spruce Grouse Lodge.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The name is thought to come from the time of year when beavers were particularly active, preparing their lodges and storing food ahead of winter.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Farms and lodges are increasingly taking up land around the park which was previously used by elephants.
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
We made sweat lodges out of broken branches dug back into the earth, covered over with our shirts tied together at the buttonholes.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
The row re-emerged after a court case in which a ruling by the Parades Commission was overturned, and a fresh application to parade was lodged.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Photos show the car lodged inside the home with a first-floor room and its contents – including boxes of books and bedding – having collapsed on to its roof.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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
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
His name lodged in my throat like a stone.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
The lodging business took a hit when travel activity drooped during the pandemic, while soaring operating costs and plunging occupancy rates caused hundreds of senior housing facilities to close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
"As the number of private lodging businesses has risen, complaints and troubles around them have increased," the official said on customary condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
To his servants he said that the guest was to be taken to a distant room where he could hear no sounds of grief, and given dinner and lodging there.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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