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laze

[ leyz ]

verb (used without object)

, lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around ):

    I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.



verb (used with object)

, lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by away ).

noun

  1. a period of ease or indolence:

    a quiet laze in the hammock.

laze

/ leɪz /

verb

  1. intr to be indolent or lazy
  2. troften foll byaway to spend (time) in indolence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act or an instance of idling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laze1

First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laze1

C16: back formation from lazy
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Synonym Study

See lounge.
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Example Sentences

Thare aint no proffitt in keeping a hen for his eggs, if he laze less than one a day.

For the present I have no time and no right to laze and enjoy myself.'

Sunshine-and-shadow time for birds to sing by; sunshine-and-shadow time for mortals to laze and dream by.

It was a land to laze in, to do nothing in haste; only the wind stirred it up to a semblance of passion.

"Water enough for him to laze away his time fishin' when he's sober, and deep enough to drown him when he's drunk," said Wingate.

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