lounge
About 2.67 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
We like to spend our Sundays lounging about at home in our pyjamas.
- verb To walk or go in a leisurely manner.
- noun A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease. A couch.
- noun A couch.
- noun The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
- noun A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.
Let's go hang out in the lounge.
- noun A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
- noun A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
Similar words
lollygag hang around loiter lurk mess about footle tarry mill about mill around linger
Often followed by
and in chair of with on at chairs for
Word family
lounged lounges lounging
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