lounge

—loungy, adj.

/lownj/, v., lounged, lounging, n.

v.i.

1. to pass time idly and indolently.

2. to rest or recline indolently; loll: We lounged in the sun all afternoon.

3. to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually fol. by around, along, off, etc.).

v.t.

4. to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.

n.

5. a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.

6. a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., esp. a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.

7. a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.

8. a cocktail lounge.

9. Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.

10. Archaic. a lounging gait.

[1500-10; orig. uncert.]

Syn. 1. loaf, idle, relax, dally, potter.

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