to rest or recline indolently; loll: We lounged in the sun all afternoon.
to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually followed by around, along, off, etc.).
verb (used with object),lounged,loung·ing.
to pass (time) in lounging (usually followed by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.
noun
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., especially a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.
a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.
a cocktail lounge.
Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.
Archaic. a lounging gait.
Origin of lounge
First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain
SYNONYMS FOR lounge
1 loaf, idle, relax, dally, potter.
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synonym study for lounge
1, 4. Lounge,loll,laze, and loaf can all be used to mean “to pass time idly.” But lounge implies a leaning or reclining posture, and an experience of comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment: When he was home, he preferred to lounge in his easy chair and watch TV.Loll also conveys a leaning posture: Visitors can loll on the grass in beanbag chairs or loungers.Laze suggests no particular posture, but a relaxed indulgence, as in We spent the summer swimming, surfing, and lazing under the sun, while loaf is sometimes used to convey idle wastefulness: I spent all of Sunday just loafing around the house.
OTHER WORDS FROM lounge
loungy,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lounge
long, longe, lounge , lunge
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