lodge

[ loj ]

/ lɒdʒ /

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noun

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

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

a summer cottage.

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

a resort hotel, motel, or inn.

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

the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.

the members composing the branch: The lodge is planning a picnic.

any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a tepee or long house.Compare earth lodge.

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

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

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

verb (used without object), lodged, lodg·ing.

to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn: We lodged in a guest house.

to live in rented quarters in another's house: He lodged with a local family during his college days.

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), lodged, lodg·ing.

to furnish with a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily; accommodate: Can you lodge us for the night?

to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger: a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.

to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter: The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.

to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow: to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.

to bring or send into a particular place or position.

to house or contain: The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.

to vest (power, authority, etc.).

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

to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm: A sudden hail had lodged the crops.

to track (a deer) to its lair.

Nearby words

lod, lode, loden, lodestar, lodestone, lodge, lodged, lodgepole creek, lodgepole pine, lodger, lodging

Origin of lodge

1175–1225; Middle English logge < Old French loge < Medieval Latin laubia, lobia; see lobby

SYNONYMS FOR lodge

8 club, association, society.

16 house, quarter.

20 place, set, plant, settle.

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Related forms

lodge·a·ble, adjective

Definition for lodge (2 of 2)

Lodge

[ loj ]

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

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

his grandsonHenry Cabot, Jr.,1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.

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

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

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Examples from the Web for lodge

Prior to our consumption, the lights in the lodge were turned off and we were asked to turn off any cellphones.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every now and then someone, quietly and with purpose, would rise and exit the lodge.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From outside, and through the frosted windows of the lodge, I thought I heard rumbles and bright flashes.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as more and more people began their trip, there was no question that the atmosphere developing in the lodge was … different.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Outside the lodge, running along its perimeter, was a small ditch lined by posts topped by a chest-high wooden beam.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Look well at it inside and outside; and make your lodge like this.
Blackfeet Indian Stories|George Bird Grinnell
After walking a good distance, we arrived at a gate and lodge, where we stopped to inquire the way.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
He made himself appear so very old as to be unable to leave his lodge, and had his daughters to bring him food and wait on him.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Two Crows said that the pole rested on the scalp when it was in the lodge.
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))|James Owen Dorsey
By ones and twos the picture players went to their rooms, and soon silence and darkness settled down over the Lodge.
The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound|Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for lodge (1 of 3)

lodge

/ (lɒdʒ) /

noun

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

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

US and Canadian a central building in a resort, camp, or park

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

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

a local branch or chapter of certain societies

the building used as the meeting place of such a society

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

a hut or tent of certain North American Indian peoples

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

verb

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

(intr) to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation

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

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

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

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

(intr often foll by in) archaic to exist or be present (in)

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

Derived Forms

lodgeable, adjective

Word Origin for lodge

C15: from Old French loge, perhaps from Old High German louba porch

British Dictionary definitions for lodge (2 of 3)

Lodge

/ (lɒdʒ) /

noun

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)

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for lodge (3 of 3)

Lodge

/ (lɒdʒ) /

noun

the Lodge the official Canberra residence of the Australian Prime Minister

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