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lounge

lounge [ lownj ]


noun  (plural loung·es)
Definition:
 
1. public room for relaxing: a room in which people may relax or wait, e.g. in a public building such as a hotel or airport, or in a vehicle such as a ship

2. leisure 
Same as  cocktail lounge


3. U.K. living room in house: a sitting or living room in a house

4. backless couch with headrest: a couch without a back but with a headrest at one end



verb  (past and past participle lounged, present participle loung·ing, 3rd person present singular loung·es)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb lie or sit lazily: to sit or act in a casual, relaxed way

2. transitive and intransitive verb pass time lazily: to pass time in a relaxed or lazy way
lounged the afternoon away

[Early 16th century. Origin ?]
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