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lodge

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Synonyms: dodge, ledge, loge, lode, podge, bodge, longe, wodge, lidge, plodge, hodge

Antonyms: dodge, ledge, loge, lode, podge, bodge, longe, wodge, lidge, plodge, hodge

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. A [[building]] for [[recreational]] [[use]] such as a [[hunting lodge]] or a [[summer]] [[cabin]].
  2. {{ellipsis of|en|porter's lodge}}: a [[building]] or [[room]] near the [[entrance]] of an [[estate]] or [[building]], [[especially]] {{lb|en|UK|Canada}} as a [[college]] [[mailroom]].
  3. A local chapter of some [[fraternity|fraternities]], such as [[freemason|freemasons]].
  4. {{lb|en|US}} A local chapter of a [[trade union]].
  5. A [[rural]] hotel or resort, an [[inn]].
  6. A [[beaver|beaver's]] shelter constructed on a pond or lake.
  7. A [[den]] or [[cave]].
  8. The [[chamber]] of an [[abbot]], [[prior]], or [[head]] of a [[college]].
  9. {{lb|en|mining}} The space at the mouth of a level next to the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; called also [[platt]].<ref>{{R:Raymond Glossary}}</ref>
  10. A collection of objects lodged together.
  11. A [[Native American]] [[home]], such as [[teepee]] or [[wigwam]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be firmly [[fixed]] in a specified [[position]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To firmly fix in a specified position.
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stay in a boarding-house, [[pay]]ing [[rent]] to the [[resident]] [[landlord]] or [[landlady]].
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stay in any place or shelter.
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To drive (an animal) to [[covert]].
  6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[supply]] with a [[room]] or [[place]] to [[sleep]] in for a time.
  7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put [[money]], [[jewellery]], or other [[valuable]]s for [[safety]].
  8. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|legal|politics}} To [[place]] (a statement, etc.) with the [[proper]] [[authority|authorities]] (such as courts, etc.).
  9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become flattened, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind.
  10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to flatten, as grass or grain.

Proper noun

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