lounge

[ lounj ]

/ laʊndʒ /

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verb (used without object), lounged, loung·ing.

to pass time idly and indolently.

to rest or recline indolently; loll: We lounged in the sun all afternoon.

to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually followed by around, along, off, etc.).

verb (used with object), lounged, loung·ing.

to pass (time) in lounging (usually followed by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.

noun

a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.

a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., especially a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.

a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.

a cocktail lounge.

Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.

Archaic. a lounging gait.

OTHER WORDS FOR lounge

1 loaf, idle, relax, dally, potter.

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Origin of lounge

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

synonym study for lounge

1, 4. Lounge, loll, laze, and loaf can all be used to mean “to pass time idly.” But lounge implies a leaning or reclining posture, and an experience of comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment: When he was home, he preferred to lounge in his easy chair and watch TV. Loll also conveys a leaning posture: Visitors can loll on the grass in beanbag chairs or loungers. Laze suggests no particular posture, but a relaxed indulgence, as in We spent the summer swimming, surfing, and lazing under the sun, while loaf is sometimes used to convey idle wastefulness: I spent all of Sunday just loafing around the house.

OTHER WORDS FROM lounge

loungy, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lounge

long, longe, lounge , lunge

Words nearby lounge

Louis XV, Louis XVI, Louis XVII, Louis XVIII, loun, lounge, lounge car, lounge chair, lounge lizard, lounge music, lounger

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How to use lounge in a sentence

In addition, it added a bi-level addition to the rooftop featuring a lounge and fitness facility.
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The 27-year-old marketing executive ended up moving into a co-living building — a set of rooms with shared common spaces like a kitchen and lounge.
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Making room to work aloneA large proportion of offices already have lounges and areas where employees can chat and meet.
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Some resources are targeted specifically to teachers, including how-tos on remote learning and a virtual teachers lounge.
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The lounge decor takes customers back to the 1920s when Tillie the elephant could be seen performing at John Robertson circus held in the neighborhood.
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Two and a half years ago this was just a sock, underwear and a lounge kind of company.
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There was a first-class lounge with a sunken well and cocktail bar.
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Last week, I sat down with Kristen Stewart in the lobby lounge of the Greenwich Hotel in downtown New York.
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We are playing stuff that goes back to the Lounge Lizards first concert.
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It was actually by Lurie, who sang on it, as he never did with the Lounge Lizards.
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It was very pleasant there on the side porch, where there were chairs, a wicker lounge, and a small table.
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Victor went and reclined on the wicker lounge behind his mother's chair, where he commanded a view of Edna's face.
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I'm rather shaky on my pins yet and the chair it must be, if I'm to put myself in connection with that lounge.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
He leaned upon the lounge with an arm extended across her, while the other hand still rested upon her hair.
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A little later Mrs. Errington met him in the lounge and accompanied him to the lawn where they had sat the day before.
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British Dictionary definitions for lounge

lounge

/ (laʊndʒ) /

verb

(intr; often foll by about or around) to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner

to pass (time) lazily or idly

noun

a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
(as modifier)lounge chair

mainly British a living room in a private house

Also called: lounge bar, saloon bar British a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel

mainly US and Canadian

an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
short for cocktail lounge

a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back

the act or an instance of lounging

Word Origin for lounge

C16: origin unknown

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