lodge

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verb

ˈläj

lodged; lodging

Synonyms of lodge next

transitive verb

a(1)

: to provide temporary quarters for

The refugees need to be lodged and fed.

(2)

: to rent lodgings to

hoped that they would lodge him for the winter

: to establish or settle in a place

The troops lodged themselves in the town.

: to serve as a receptacle for : contain

a sinus lodging the nerve and artery of the part

: to beat (a crop) flat to the ground

: to bring to an intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrusting)

: to deposit for safeguard or preservation

agents collect the rent for the land, and lodge it in the bank—

G. B. Shaw

: to place or vest especially in a source, means, or agent

a small family unit … with formal authority lodged in the father—

John Dollard

: to lay (something, such as a complaint) before a proper authority : file

the defendant then lodged an appeal—

Priscilla Hughes

intransitive verb

: to occupy a place temporarily : sleep

lodged on a cot overnight

b(1)

: to have a residence : dwell

lodged over a bookshop

(2)

: to be a lodger

lodged with them for a year

: to come to a rest

the bullet lodged in the wall

: to fall or lie down

—used especially of hay or grain crops

buckwheat … tends to lodge by late fall—

R. E. Trippensee

lodge

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noun

chiefly dialectal : a rude shelter or abode

: a house set apart for residence in a particular season (such as the hunting season)

: a resort hotel : inn

mountain lodges

: a house on an estate originally for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter

: a shelter for an employee (such as a gatekeeper)

: a den or lair especially of gregarious animals (such as beavers)

: the meeting place of a branch of an organization and especially a fraternal organization

a Masonic lodge

: the body of members of such a branch

: wigwam

: a family of North American Indians

The tribe consisted of about 200 lodges.

Example Sentences

Verb The workers were lodged in temporary camps. The refugees needed to be lodged and fed. We lodged at the resort. The bullet lodged in his brain. The bullet lodged itself in his brain. The group has lodged a grievance. Noun He's a member of a Masonic lodge. an annual dinner at the lodge See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Court documents allege that Jack Carpenter III used the Twitter handle @TemperedReason to lodge his threats against Michigan state officials who are Jewish. —

Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2023 Tesla Investor Day looms Unfortunately for Tesla, recent headlines over FSD have largely provided fodder for law firms looking to lodge damage claims. —

Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023 On Thursday, China launched 11 ballistic missiles -- some of which flew over the island of Taiwan and landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone, prompting Tokyo to lodge a formal complaint with Beijing. —

Jessie Yeung And Eric Cheung, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 When Annie refuses to lodge a complaint with the school’s female principal (Saberi Alam), Rehana crosses moral and ethical lines by claiming she was in fact raped by Arefin. —

Richard Kuipers, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021 Tenants can lodge complaints of housing discrimination with HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, which enforces the housing discrimination laws at the federal level. —

Theara Coleman, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023 The tiny particles can lodge deep in a person’s lungs, even their bloodstream. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023 Plus, stray bacteria or food debris may lodge in toothbrushes. —

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023 Arkansas got the Ole Miss bullpen stirring in the bottom of the second inning but could not lodge a knockout blow against Elliott. —

Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2022

Noun

Alex is charged with two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the deaths of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, who were gunned down on the property of their hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. —

Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023 Also making an impressive showing is his contemporary lodge built for indoor-outdoor entertaining and living. —

Lauren Beale, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023 The resort saw 32 inches of snow Monday and 22 inches on Tuesday at its main lodge. —

Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2023 Known for its beautiful African safaris, the luxury travel company andBeyond will be launching its first lodge in Asia with the opening of Punakha River Lodge in Bhutan in September 2023. —

Kris Fordham, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022 Take a ride on a dhow, a traditional African fishing boat, or ask your lodge to take you dugong (a rare sea cow) spotting. —

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022 In January, the operator Third Edge Heli debuts its own exclusive-use lodge, Eagle’s Nest. —

Jen Murphy, Town & Country, 7 Oct. 2022 Each year the Vancouver Elks open their lodge to monsters and ghouls for Halloween hijinks. —

oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022 The sun had long set, beavers had already exited their lodge for a night of foraging and a hangnail moon hung in the pitch black sky. —

Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

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