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  lodge

  noun

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

  noun

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

lodge

¹ American  

[loj] / lɒdʒ /

noun

• lodges
  plural

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

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

3. a summer cottage.

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

5. a resort hotel, motel, or inn.

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

7. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.

8. the members composing the branch.

   The lodge is planning a picnic.

   Synonyms:

   society, association, club

9. any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a teepee or long house.

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

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

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

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verb (used without object)

• lodges,
  present (3rd person singular)
• lodged,
  past participle,  past
• lodging
  present participle

1. to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn.

   We lodged in a guest house.

2. to live in rented quarters in another's house.

   He lodged with a local family during his college days.

3. 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)

• lodges,
  present (3rd person singular)
• lodged,
  past participle,  past
• lodging
  present participle

1. to furnish with a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily; accommodate.

   Can you lodge us for the night?

   Synonyms:

   quarter, house

2. to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger.

   a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.

3. to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter.

   The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.

4. to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow.

   to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.

5. to bring or send into a particular place or position.

   Synonyms:

   settle, plant, set, place

6. to house or contain.

   The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.

7. to vest (power, authority, etc.).

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

9. to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm.

   A sudden hail had lodged the crops.

10. to track (a deer) to its lair.

Lodge ² American  

[loj] / lɒdʒ /

noun

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

2. his grandson Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.

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

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

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lodge ¹ British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

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

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

3. a central building in a resort, camp, or park

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

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

6. a local branch or chapter of certain societies

7. the building used as the meeting place of such a society

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

9. a hut or tent of certain North American Indian peoples

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

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verb

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

2. (intr) to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation

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

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

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

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

7. archaic to exist or be present (in)

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

Lodge ² British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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

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

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Lodge ³ British  

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. the official Canberra residence of the Australian Prime Minister

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• lodgeable
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• lodges
  plural

Participles

• lodging
  present
• lodged
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• lodge
  simple
• lodges
  simple
• have lodged
  perfect
• has lodged
  perfect
• am lodging
  progressive
• are lodging
  progressive
• is lodging
  progressive
• have been lodging
  perfect progressive
• has been lodging
  perfect progressive

Past

• lodged
  simple
• had lodged
  perfect
• was lodging
  progressive
• were lodging
  progressive
• had been lodging
  perfect progressive

Future

• will lodge
  simple
• will have lodged
  perfect
• will be lodging
  progressive
• will have been lodging
  perfect progressive

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.

Example Sentences

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"At one point I went to lodge a formal complaint about the situation and was told I couldn't as technically we hadn't missed a collection."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

And the five-bedroom, three-story Oklahoma lodge he owns is listed online as a short-term rental for up to $1,200 a night, with fall bookings filling up fast.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

A hunting lodge stands beside pine forest burned by a wildfire that started July 22 and blackened about 104,000 acres in and around Le Porge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

That unforgettable view has brought Fallingwater worldwide fame, which is quite a legacy for something envisioned as a private lodge for weekend getaways, 65 miles south of Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I got out of the car at the lodge gates and we kissed good-bye.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Certain small venues that nurture the scene, like Lodge Room and Zebulon, are the curators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Evacuees have been transported to the Maswik Lodge Cafeteria on the South Rim, where the American Red Cross is coordinating assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

It is believed she has been spending her time out of the public eye at an Alpine chalet in Verbier, Switzerland, since leaving Royal Lodge.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland said the ruling made "the position of the current commissioners untenable".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

His whole group from Boys’ Lodge caught up with him, just Simon and Tarik at first; then they were joined by the others, who came running.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

In the years since Chobe Game Lodge introduced its first electric boat, other lodges around Africa have followed suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Farms and lodges are increasingly taking up land around the park which was previously used by elephants.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The main trekking routes towards Everest are lined with family-run lodges that offer beds, hot meals and other facilities.

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

Instead of taverns and lodges, a whole new type of establishment, called a saloon, sprang up in towns and cities throughout the nation.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

But he still faces federal charges lodged by the Indian authorities.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The FF3C group of independent petrol stations lodged a complaint in mid-July with France's competition regulator for unfair competition.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The lodged vehicle trapped bus riders, who had to be extricated by first responders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The zucchini I grated into those brownie-inspired muffins certainly lodged no complaint as it disappeared beneath the cocoa and dark chocolate.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

So much so, I forced down the barbed lump of betrayal that’d lodged in my windpipe.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is also considering a ban on short-term lodging, but only for new rentals within residential and industrial areas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Among the projects underway is Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel, a music-inspired lodging that will open Sept. 29.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

This saves on lodging costs, and, as an added bonus, it’s a good excuse to see old friends.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

“It definitely makes me stay in the moment, like, day by day,” Liu smiled of her lodging limbo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

He didn't move into the turreted house on the hill, but took up lodging in the Club House, reinforcing his status as a temporary fixture.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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