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lodge

UK/lɒd͡ʒ/ US/lɑd͡ʒ/ fairly common us
verb (4) noun (6)

verb

1.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

  • “Where are you lodging in Paris?”
2.

fix, force, or implant

  • “lodge a bullet in the table”
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3.

file a formal charge against

  • “The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”
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4.

provide housing for

  • “We are lodging three foreign students this semester”
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noun

1.
2.

a formal association of people with similar interests

  • “he joined a golf club”
  • “they formed a small lunch society”
  • “men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today”
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5.

any of various native American dwellings

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6.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

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Origin

From Middle English logge, from Old French loge (“an arbour, a covered walk-way”).

Phrases

  • Blue Lodge
  • Deer Lodge
  • grand lodge
  • healing lodge
  • hunting lodge
  • juggler lodge
  • Keilor Lodge
  • lodge pole
  • lodge solemn representation

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