lodge

1 of 2

verb

ˈläj 

lodged; lodging

transitive verb

1

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

b

: to establish or settle in a place

The troops lodged themselves in the town.

2

: to serve as a receptacle for : contain

a sinus lodging the nerve and artery of the part

3

: to beat (a crop) flat to the ground

4

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

5

: to deposit for safeguard or preservation

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

—George Bernard Shaw

6

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

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

—John Dollard

7

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

The defendant then lodged an appeal …

—Priscilla Hughes

intransitive verb

1

a

: 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

2

: to come to a rest

the bullet lodged in the wall

3

: to fall or lie down

—used especially of hay or grain crops

Buckwheat … tends to lodge by late fall …

—R. E. Trippensee

lodge

2 of 2

noun

plural lodges

1

chiefly dialectal : a crude shelter or abode

2

a

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

b

: a resort hotel : inn

mountain lodges

3

a

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

b

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

4

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

5

a

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

a Masonic lodge

b

: the body of members of such a branch

6

a

: wigwam

b

: a family of North American Indigenous people

The tribe consisted of about 200 lodges.

Synonyms of lodge

Verb

• house
• camp
• accommodate
• room
• shelter

Noun

• hotel
• hostel
• tavern

Examples of lodge in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

What To Know Russia's Foreign Ministry lodged a strong protest with Japan's embassy on October 31 over security concerns regarding the country's Far Eastern borders, where both nations claim ownership of four islands between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

The government also lodged a request with the European Commission for an investigation into Shein, and started four investigations that are now underway in the minors’ office. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025

Noun

The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025

White Christmas, Michael Curtiz's ecstatic musical about a song-and-dance duo working to save a Vermont lodge with the help of two mellifluous sisters. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English loge, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing lodge

• motor lodge
• sweat lodge

Rhymes for lodge

• auge
• hodge
• podge
• dislodge
• hodgepodge
• fuselage

Kids Definition

lodge

1 of 2 verb

ˈläj 

lodged; lodging

1

a

: to provide or serve as especially temporary quarters for

lodged their guests overnight

b

: to establish or settle oneself in a place

c

: to settle or live in as a residence

d

: to rent lodgings to

2

: to serve as a receptacle for : contain

3

: to bring or come to a rest and remain

the bone lodged in the throat

the bullet lodged in a tree

4

: to lay before a proper authority : file

lodge a complaint

lodge

2 of 2 noun

1

a

: a house set apart for residence in a special season

a hunting lodge

b

: a resort hotel

ski lodge

c

: a house for an employee on an estate

the gamekeeper's lodge

2

: a den or lair of wild animals (as beavers)

3

: the meeting place of a branch (as of a fraternal organization)

also : the members of such a branch

4

a

: wigwam

b

: a family of North American Indigenous people

Biographical Definition

Lodge 1 of 4

biographical name (1)

ˈläj 

Henry Cabot 1850–1924 American statesman and author

Lodge

2 of 4

biographical name (2)

Henry Cabot 1902–1985 grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge American politician and diplomat

Lodge

3 of 4

biographical name (3)

Sir Oliver Joseph 1851–1940 English physicist

Lodge

4 of 4

biographical name (4)

Thomas 1558–1625 English poet and dramatist