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Lodge

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Noun

1. lodge, sir oliver joseph lodge, sir oliver lodge

English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)

2. club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society

a formal association of people with similar interests

Example Sentences:
'he joined a golf club'
'they formed a small lunch society'
'men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today'

3. lodge

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

4. hunting lodge, lodge

a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

5. indian lodge, lodge

any of various Native American dwellings

6. auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

Verb

7. lodge

be a lodger; stay temporarily

Example Sentences:
'Where are you lodging in Paris?'

8. deposit, lodge, stick, wedge

put, fix, force, or implant

Example Sentences:
'lodge a bullet in the table'
'stick your thumb in the crack'

9. charge, file, lodge

file a formal charge against

Example Sentences:
'The suspect was charged with murdering his wife'

10. accommodate, lodge

provide housing for

Example Sentences:
'We are lodging three foreign students this semester'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lodge

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noun
1. mainly British
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. US and Canadian
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 Native American peoples
10. 
(at Cambridge University) the residence of the head of a college
verb
11. 
to provide or be provided with accommodation or shelter, esp rented accommodation
12. (intransitive)
to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation
13. 
to implant, embed, or fix or be implanted, embedded, or fixed
14. (transitive)
to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc
15. (transitive)
to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
16. (tr; often foll by in or with)
to place (authority, power, etc) in the control (of someone)
17. (intransitive; often foll by in) archaic
to exist or be present (in)
18. (transitive)
(of wind, rain, etc) to beat down (crops)
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
noun
the Lodge

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Lodge

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Henry Cabot1850-1924; U.S. senator (1893-1924)
noun
1. 
a. 
a small house, esp. one for a servant, or one for use during a special season
a caretaker's lodge, hunting lodge
b. 
a resort hotel or motel
2. 
a. 
the meeting place of a local chapter, as of a fraternal organization
b. 
such a local chapter
3. 
the den or typical lair of certain wild animals, esp. beavers
4.  US
a. 
the hut or tent of an American Indian
b. 
those who live in it
verb transitiveWord forms: lodged or ˈlodging
5. 
to provide with a place of temporary residence; house
6. 
to rent rooms to; take as a paying guest
7. 
to serve as a temporary dwelling for
8. 
to serve as a container for
9. 
to place or deposit for safekeeping
10. 
to put or send into a place or position by shooting, thrusting, etc.; place; land
with in
to lodge an arrow in a target
11. 
to bring (an accusation, complaint, etc.) before legal authorities
12. 
to confer (powers) upon
with in
13. 
to beat down (growing crops), as rain
verb intransitive
14. 
to live in a certain place for a time
15. 
to live (with another or in his home) as a paying guest
16. 
to come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
with in
a bone lodged in her throat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lodge

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n.
1.
a. An often rustic building used as a temporary abode or shelter: a ski lodge.
b. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.
c. An inn.
2.
a. Any of various Native American dwellings, such as a hogan, wigwam, or longhouse.
b. The group living in such a dwelling.
3.
a. A local chapter of certain fraternal organizations.
b. The meeting hall of such a chapter.
c. The members of such a chapter.
4. The den of certain animals, such as the dome-shaped structure built by beavers.
v. lodged, lodg·ing, lodg·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping: lodges travelers in the shed.
b. To rent a room to.
c. To place or establish in quarters: lodged the children with relatives after the fire.
2. To serve as a depository for; contain: This cellar lodges our oldest wines.
3. To place, leave, or deposit, as for safety: documents lodged with a trusted associate.
4. To fix, force, or implant: lodge a bullet in a wall.
5. To register (a charge or complaint, for example) before an authority, such as a court; file.
6. To vest (authority, for example).
7. To beat (crops) down flat: rye lodged by the cyclone.
v.intr.
1.
a. To live in a place temporarily.
b. To rent accommodations, especially for sleeping.
2. To be or become embedded: The ball lodged in the fence.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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