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Lodge

lɒdʒ

Lodge definitions
noun
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  1. a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee
    gatehouse cottage toll house
    • a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting, shooting, or skiing

      "a hunting lodge"

    • a large house or hotel

      "Cumberland Lodge"

    • a porter's quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building
    • the residence of a head of a college, especially at Cambridge

      "he dined at the Master's Lodge"

    • a hut or tent used by some Indigenous peoples of North America
    • a beaver's den
  2. a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons

    "the foundation of the Grand Lodge of England"

verb
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  1. present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities

    "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal"

    • leave money or a valuable item in (a place) or with (someone) for safekeeping

      "the money is lodged in a bank"

  2. make or become firmly fixed or embedded in a place

    "they had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine"

    become fixed embed itself become embedded become implanted get/become stuck stick catch wedge become caught become settled anchor itself become anchored come to rest remain
  3. rent accommodation in another person's house

    "the man who lodged in the room next door"

    reside board stay have lodgings have rooms take a room put up live be quartered stop
    • provide (someone) with accommodation in return for payment

      "she was lodged in the same hall"

  4. (of wind or rain) flatten (a standing crop)

    "the variety is high yielding, but it has mostly lodged"