Main Entry:

¹lodge

Pronunciation:

\ˈläj\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

lodged; lodg·ing

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1 a (1): to provide temporary quarters for (2): to rent lodgings to b: to establish or settle in a place2: to serve as a receptacle for : contain3: to beat (as a crop) flat to the ground4: to bring to an intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrusting)5: to deposit for safeguard or preservation6: to place or vest especially in a source, means, or agent7: to lay (as a complaint) before a proper authority : fileintransitive verb1 a: to occupy a place temporarily : sleep b (1): to have a residence : dwell (2): to be a lodger2: to come to a rest3: to fall or lie down —used especially of hay or grain crops