lounge

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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