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| lodge [ loj ] |
noun (plural lodg·es) |
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1. country building: a cabin or other building in the country providing temporary accommodations, e.g. as a vacation home or a temporary shelter for campers, walkers, skiers, or hunters
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2. travel building in vacation complex: the main building or all the buildings in a vacation complex, usually providing meals, overnight accommodations and other guest services. Lodges, including park lodges, hunting lodges, and ski lodges are usually located in or near mountains or tourist attractions.
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3. inn or hotel: a large house or hotel
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4. branch of union or organization: a local branch or chapter of a fraternal organization or union
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5. meeting hall: a hall or other meeting place used by a branch of a society
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6. Native North American dwelling: a dwelling traditionally used by Native North American people, e.g. a wigwam, hogan, or longhouse
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7. small gatekeeper's house: in Britain, a small house in the grounds of a large country house or park, usually near the main gate, traditionally occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or estate worker
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8. beaver's den: a dome-shaped structure with an underwater entrance built by a beaver
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verb (past and past participle lodged, present participle lodg·ing, 3rd person present singular lodg·es) |
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1. transitive verb register complaint or appeal: to make a formal complaint, accusation, or appeal by handing the documents to the appropriate authority
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2. transitive verb deposit something in safe place: to put something somewhere or give it to somebody for safekeeping
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3. transitive and intransitive verb stick or get stuck: to become jammed or embedded somewhere, or jam or embed something somewhere
  His head was lodged between the railings.
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4. intransitive verb live in somebody's house: to live in somebody's house, free or as a paying guest
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5. transitive verb put somebody in accommodations: to place somebody in temporary accommodations
They were evacuated and lodged in a nearby school overnight.
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6. transitive verb give somebody power to act: to invest somebody with the power or authority to do something
powers that are lodged with the cabinet
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7. transitive and intransitive verb beat crops flat: to flatten crops, or be flattened by the wind and rain
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| [13th century. < Old French loge "hut" < Germanic, "roof made of bark"] |
