WIKTIONARY

lodge

Noun

∙ A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
∙ Porter's or caretaker's rooms at or near the main entrance to a building or an estate.
∙ A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
∙ A local chapter of a trade union. US
∙ A rural hotel or resort, an inn.
∙ A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.
∙ A den or cave.
∙ The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.
∙ The space at the mouth of a level next to the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; called also platt. mining
∙ A collection of objects lodged together.
∙ A family of Native Americans, or the persons who usually occupy an Indian lodge; as a unit of enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons.

Verb

∙ To be firmly fixed in a specified position. intransitive
∙ To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady. intransitive
∙ To stay in any place or shelter. intransitive
∙ To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time. transitive
∙ To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety. transitive
∙ To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.). transitive
∙ To become flattened, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind. intransitive

English Dictionary

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