lounge

[lounj]

verb (used without object)

lounged, lounging 

1. to pass time idly and indolently.

   Synonyms: potter, dally, relax, idle, loaf

2. to rest or recline indolently; loll.

   We lounged in the sun all afternoon.

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

verb (used with object)

lounged, lounging 

1. to pass (time) in lounging (usually followed by away orout ).

   to lounge away the afternoon.

noun

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

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

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

4. a cocktail lounge.

5. Archaic.,  the act or a period of lounging.

6. Archaic.,  a lounging gait.

lounge

/ laʊndʒ /

verb

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

2. to pass (time) lazily or idly

noun

1. 1. a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in

   2. ( as modifier )

      lounge chair

2. a living room in a private house

3. Also called: lounge bar.  saloon bar. a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel

4. 1. an expensive bar, esp in a hotel

   2. short for cocktail lounge

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

6. the act or an instance of lounging

Other Word Forms

• loungy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

C16: origin unknown

Synonym Study

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.

Example Sentences

As she watched the models lounge, leap and twirl their pajamas in the daylight, Equihua mused that she had the feeling of being in a dream.

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The actors crossed paths in the airport lounge and learned they were on the same flight to Toronto for the six-week shoot.

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If a young couple wanted to buy, say, a new lounge suite, it may make sense for them to wait to get a better deal.

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Think tanks on the right—the Hoover Institution, the Cato Institute, the Manhattan Institute, the American Enterprise Institute—have long been a haven for scholars who aren’t welcome in the faculty lounge.

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That means the travel points, cash-back bonuses, and lounge access that have come to define rewards and premium cards are likely to stay put.

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Related Words

• idle 
• laze 
• loiter 
• loll 
• recline 
• relax 
• saunter 
• sprawl