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

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While they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
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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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