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lodging

/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
  2. To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.
  3. To stay in any place or shelter.
  4. To drive (an animal) to covert.
  5. To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
  6. To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.
  7. A place to live or lodge.
  8. Sleeping accommodation.
  9. (in the plural) Furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation.
  10. The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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