lodge


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lodge
v. live, reside; stay overnight; accommodate someone; rent a room to; contain; stick in, implant; become stuck in, become embedded; enter or file a complaint; deposit, entrust to
 
n. cabin; hut, crude shelter; small house on an estate; inn; any of a number of American Indian dwellings; local chapter of some fraternal organizations; animal's den (especially a beaver)

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Lodge
Lodge is originally a term for a relatively small building, often associated with a larger one. It may refer to:


Buildings and structures
  • Beaver, an aquatic mammal that builds dams, inside of which are one or more dwellings called lodges
  • The houses used by the Chi Psi fraternity chapters are often called lodges
  • Gatehouse or "gate lodge", a building round the entrance of a larger building
  • Hunting lodge, a building that is built to accommodate hunters
  • Porters' lodge, a place near the entrance of a building where one or more porters can be found to respond to enquiries from the public and direct them around the building
  • Safari lodge, also called a game lodge, a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa
  • Ski lodge, a building that is purpose-built to support the sport of snow skiing, can be a single family dwelling or a ski resort's base of operations
  • Sweat lodge, a ceremonial structure used by Native Americans
  • Tipi, a conical tent, traditionally made of animal skins, and wooden poles, used by the Native American nomadic tribes of the Great Plains
  • Wigwam, a domed, round shelter used by numerous Native American cultures, with highly variable construction by area

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Lodge

Noun
1. English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
(synonym) Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge
(hypernym) physicist

 
lodge

Noun
1. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
(synonym) club, society, guild, gild, order
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) athenaeum, atheneum
(member-meronym) club member
2. small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
(hypernym) gatehouse
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
(synonym) hunting lodge
(hypernym) house
4. any of various native American dwellings
(synonym) indian lodge
(hypernym) dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
(hyponym) hogan
5. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
(synonym) hostel, hostelry, inn
(hypernym) hotel
(hyponym) caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn

Verb
1. be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"
(hypernym) dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
(hyponym) sleep over, stay over
(derivation) lodger, boarder, roomer
2. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
(synonym) wedge, stick, deposit
(antonym) dislodge, free
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) redeposit
(derivation) lodgment, lodgement, lodging
3. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
(synonym) charge, file
(hypernym) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
(hyponym) impeach
(derivation) lodgment, lodgement
4. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
(synonym) accommodate
(hypernym) house, put up, domiciliate
(hyponym) barrack
(see-also) occupy, reside, lodge in
(derivation) hunting lodge


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lodge
v. bydlet v podnájmu; uvíznout; uváznout; uložit; podat
 
n. vrátnice; chat(k)a

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lodge
Czas. wnosić; mieszkać w wynajętym pokoju; utkwić
 
Rzecz. domek; portiernia; stróżówka