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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lair1 /lɛr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a den or resting place of a wild animal.
- a secret hiding place or base of operations;
hideout:a pirate's lair.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lair1 (lâr),USA pronunciation n. - a den or resting place of a wild animal:The cougar retired to its lair.
- a secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat or base of operations;
a hideout or hideaway:a pirate's lair. - British Termsa place in which to lie or rest;
a bed.
v.t. - to place in a lair.
- to serve as a lair for.
v.i. - to go to, lie in, or have a lair.
- bef. 900; Middle English leir, Old English leger; cognate with Dutch, Old High German leger bed, camp; akin to lie2
- British Termsmud;
mire.
v.i. - Scottish Termsto sink or stick in mud or mire.
- Old Norse leir clay, loam
- verb, verbal use of Middle English lair clay, mire 1250–1300
- British Termslore;
learning.
- Middle English (north and Scots) lare, Old English lār lore
- British Termsa man who dresses garishly and is crude or vulgar;
showoff.
- back formation from lairy 1930–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lair /lɛə/ n - the resting place of a wild animal
- informal a place of seclusion or hiding
vb - (intransitive) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair
- (transitive) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair
Etymology: Old English leger; related to lie² and Old High German leger bed lair /lɛə/ Austral slang n - a flashy man who shows off
vb - (intr; followed by up or around) to behave or dress like a lair
Etymology: perhaps from leer |