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lodge in ThesaurusVerb | 1. | lodge in - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"occupy, residemove in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in"stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegallyinhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"crash - occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend" |
lodge in
lodge (something) in(to) (something)To wedge or jam something forcefully in(to something else). She lodged the bag of money in the air vents, intending to collect it later. He lodged a crowbar into the wheel to keep it from turning.See also: lodgelodge in1. To become wedged, jammed, or stuck into some tight space. I thought the car would fit, but it ended up lodging in the narrow alleyway. The fabric got caught on the machinery and lodged in.2. To jam or lodge someone or something into some tight space. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lodge" and "in"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I lodged in a napkin under one of the legs. I was lodged in my seat for the entire performance. She lodged her hand in the opening to stop the leak.See also: lodgelodge something in somethingto get something stuck in something or some place. She lodged her coat in the door and tore it. He lodged a screwdriver in the machine's gears by accident.See also: lodgelodge in
Synonyms for lodge inverb live (in a certain place)SynonymsRelated Words- move in
- stay at
- squat
- inhabit
- live
- populate
- dwell
- crash
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