lodge

¹

[ loj ]

noun

1. a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
2. a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season.
3. a summer cottage.
4. a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee.
5. a resort hotel, motel, or inn.
6. the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like.
7. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.
8. the members composing the branch:

   The lodge is planning a picnic.

   Synonyms: society, association, club

9. any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a teepee or long house. Compare earth lodge.
10. the Indians who live in such a dwelling or a family or unit of North American Indians.
11. the home of a college head at Cambridge University, England.
12. the den of an animal or group of animals, especially beavers.

verb (used without object)

, lodged, lodg·ing.

1. to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn:

   We lodged in a guest house.

2. to live in rented quarters in another's house:

   He lodged with a local family during his college days.

3. to be fixed, implanted, or caught in a place or position; come to rest; stick:

   The bullet lodged in his leg.

verb (used with object)

, lodged, lodg·ing.

1. to furnish with a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily; accommodate:

   Can you lodge us for the night?

   Synonyms: quarter, house

2. to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger:

   a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.

3. to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter:

   The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.

4. to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow:

   to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.

5. to bring or send into a particular place or position.

   Synonyms: settle, plant, set, place

6. to house or contain:

   The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.

7. to vest (power, authority, etc.).
8. to put or bring (information, a complaint, etc.) before a court or other authority.
9. to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm:

   A sudden hail had lodged the crops.

10. to track (a deer) to its lair.

Lodge

²

[ loj ]

noun

1. Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
2. his grandson Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.
3. Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist and writer.
4. Thomas, 1558?–1625, English poet and dramatist.

Lodge

¹

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. the Lodge
   the Lodge the official Canberra residence of the Australian Prime Minister

lodge

²

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion, usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
2. a house or cabin used occasionally, as for some seasonal activity
3. a central building in a resort, camp, or park
4. capital when part of a name a large house or hotel
5. a room for the use of porters in a university, college, etc
6. a local branch or chapter of certain societies
7. the building used as the meeting place of such a society
8. the dwelling place of certain animals, esp the dome-shaped den constructed by beavers
9. a hut or tent of certain North American Indian peoples
10. (at Cambridge University) the residence of the head of a college

verb

1. to provide or be provided with accommodation or shelter, esp rented accommodation
2. intr to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation
3. to implant, embed, or fix or be implanted, embedded, or fixed
4. tr to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc
5. tr to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
6. tr; often foll by in or with to place (authority, power, etc) in the control (of someone)
7. archaic.
   introften foll byin to exist or be present (in)
8. tr (of wind, rain, etc) to beat down (crops)

Lodge

³

/ lɒdʒ /

noun

1. LodgeDavid (John)1935MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: critic David ( John ). born 1935, British novelist and critic. His books include Changing Places (1975), Small World (1984), Nice Work (1988), Therapy (1995), and Thinks... (2001)
2. LodgeSir Oliver (Joseph)18511940MBritishSCIENCE: physicist Sir Oliver ( Joseph ). 1851–1940, British physicist, who made important contributions to electromagnetism, radio reception, and attempted to detect the ether. He also studied allegedly psychic phenomena
3. LodgeThomas?15581625MEnglishWRITING: writer Thomas. ?1558–1625, English writer. His romance Rosalynde (1590) supplied the plot for Shakespeare's As You Like It

Derived Forms

• ˈlodgeable, adjective

Other Words From

• lodgea·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lodge¹

1175–1225; Middle English logge < Old French loge < Medieval Latin laubia, lobia; lobby

Word History and Origins

Origin of lodge¹

C15: from Old French loge, perhaps from Old High German louba porch

Example Sentences

Skyline Drive’s milepost system makes finding trailheads a cinch, while a pair of lodges in the middle of the park, Big Meadows and Skyland, serve as ideal base camps.

From Outside Online

Skiers and riders will now be allowed to bring their own lunches into lodges.

From Outside Online

There are also small, locally owned lodges in the forests and at the edges of rivers.

From Outside Online

The helipad is steps from the lodge, with the closest skiing a two-minute flight away.

From Outside Online

For me, the experience of going to this lodge where you can just walk outside at night and see the aurora from anywhere on the property — including the hot tub — was really amazing.

From Quanta Magazine

He is expected to spend the next few days closeted with lawyers and advisers at his home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park.

From The Daily Beast

But Sarah Ferguson still lives in the family home, Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, when she is in the U.K.

From The Daily Beast

Prior to our consumption, the lights in the lodge were turned off and we were asked to turn off any cellphones.

From The Daily Beast

Every now and then someone, quietly and with purpose, would rise and exit the lodge.

From The Daily Beast

From outside, and through the frosted windows of the lodge, I thought I heard rumbles and bright flashes.

From The Daily Beast

The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.

From Project Gutenberg

They will proceed, at once, to their offices and lodge their names and serve under their present chiefs.

From Project Gutenberg

The pipe is then rolled up in its robe of fur, and stowed away in the lodge of its keeper until it is again required.

From Project Gutenberg

So when she clears up a little along towards noon, these three takes a packadero layout an' starts, presumable for Medicine Lodge.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been mis-managed, was not a partnership.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abide
• embed
• imbed
• implant
• stick