lodge
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
lodges;
lodged;
lodging
lodges;
lodged;
lodging
Britannica Dictionary definition of LODGE
1
a
[+ object]
:
to provide (someone) with a place to stay for a short period of time
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The workers were lodged in temporary camps.
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The refugees needed to be lodged and fed.
b
[no object]
:
to stay at a place for a short period of time
— often + with
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We lodged at the resort.
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The guests lodged with their hosts overnight.
2
:
to become stuck or fixed in a specified place or position
— often used as (be) lodged
— often used figuratively
[no object]
-
The bullet lodged in his brain.
[+ object]
-
The bullet lodged itself in his brain.
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The bullet was lodged in his brain.
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A fish bone got/became lodged in her throat.
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a scene that is lodged in my memory [=a scene that I cannot forget]
3
[+ object]
:
to present (something, such as a complaint) to someone so that it can be considered, dealt with, etc.
:
file
— often + against
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The group has lodged a grievance.
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She lodged a complaint against her landlord in court.
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He disputes the charges that have been lodged against him.
4
[+ object]
chiefly British
:
to place (something, such as money) in something or with someone so that it can be kept safe
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The funds were lodged in an offshore account.
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The funds were lodged with an offshore bank.
2
lodge
/ˈlɑːʤ/
noun
plural
lodges
2
lodge
/ˈlɑːʤ/
noun
plural
lodges
Britannica Dictionary definition of LODGE
[count]
1
:
a house or hotel in the country or mountains for people who are doing some outdoor activity
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a hunting/ski lodge
2
:
the place where a beaver lives
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a beaver/beaver's lodge
3
a
:
a local group that is part of a larger organization
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He's a member of a Masonic lodge.
b
:
a meeting place for the members of such a group
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an annual dinner at the lodge
4
a
chiefly British
:
a small house used by a person who works on an estate
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the gamekeeper's lodge
b
British
:
a shelter or room for the use of a worker (such as a gatekeeper, doorkeeper, or janitor) at a college
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Ask for Professor Jones at the porter's lodge.
c
British
:
the official residence of the head of a college that is part of a British university and especially Cambridge University
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the Master's Lodge
