lodge

UK: 'lodge', 'Lodge': /lɒdʒ/ US: /lɑdʒ/ ,(loj)

Inflections of 'lodge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lodges

v 3rd person singular

lodging

v pres p

lodged

v past

lodged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

lodge /lɑdʒ/   n., v., lodged, lodg•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. a house or cabin, esp. one used as a temporary residence by hunters, skiers, hikers, or campers.
2. a resort hotel, motel, or inn:
   a fancy lodge near the sea.
3. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations:
   the Elks Club lodge.
4. the members of such a branch:
   The lodge made a large donation.
5. Anthropology
   • a dwelling for North American Indians, as a wigwam or long house.

v. 

6. to stay in a living space or quarters, esp. temporarily:
   [no object] We lodged in a guest house for the night.
7. to live in rented quarters in another's house:
   [no object] He lodged with us last year.
8. to have as a lodger:
   [~ + object] The family agreed to lodge the foreign student for the summer.
9. to (cause to) be fixed, implanted, or caught in a place or position;
   (cause to) come to rest;
   stick: [no object]
   The bullet lodged in the wall.
   [~ + object]
   He lodged his finger in the hole.
10. to put or bring before a court or other authority:
    [~ + object] She lodged a complaint with the union.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lodge  (loj), n., v., lodged, lodg•ing. 
n. 

1. a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards;
   cabin or hut.
2. a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season.
3. a summer cottage.
4. a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee.
5. a resort hotel, motel, or inn.
6. the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like.
7. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.
8. the members composing the branch:
   The lodge is planning a picnic.
9. Anthropology any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a tepee or long house. Cf. earth lodge.
10. Anthropology the Indians who live in such a dwelling or a family or unit of North American Indians.
11. Education the home of a college head at Cambridge University, England.
12. the den of an animal or group of animals, esp. beavers.

v.i. 

13. to have a habitation or quarters, esp. temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn:
    We lodged in a guest house.
14. to live in rented quarters in another's house:
    He lodged with a local family during his college days.
15. to be fixed, implanted, or caught in a place or position;
    come to rest;
    stick:
    The bullet lodged in his leg.

v.t. 

16. to furnish with a habitation or quarters, esp. temporarily;
    accommodate:
    Can you lodge us for the night?
17. to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment;
    have as a lodger:
    a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.
18. to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for;
    shelter:
    The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.
19. to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping;
    stow:
    to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.
20. to bring or send into a particular place or position.
21. to house or contain:
    The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.
22. to vest (power, authority, etc.).
23. to put or bring (information, a complaint, etc.) before a court or other authority.
24. to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm:
    A sudden hail had lodged the crops.
25. to track (a deer) to its lair.

• Medieval Latin laubia, lobia; see lobby
• Old French loge
• Middle English logge 1175–1225

lodge′a•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 8. club, association, society.
• 16. house, quarter.
• 20. place, set, plant, settle.

Lodge  (loj), n. 

1. Biographical Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
2. Biographical his grandson, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat.
3. Biographical Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist and writer.
4. Biographical Thomas, 1558?–1625, English poet and dramatist.

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lodge / lɒdʒ/ noun

1. a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion, usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
2. a house or cabin used occasionally, as for some seasonal activity
3. a central building in a resort, camp, or park
4. (capital when part of a name) a large house or hotel
5. a room for the use of porters in a university, college, etc
6. a local branch or chapter of certain societies
7. the building used as the meeting place of such a society
8. the dwelling place of certain animals, esp the dome-shaped den constructed by beavers
9. a hut or tent of certain Native American peoples
10. (at Cambridge University) the residence of the head of a college

verb

1. to provide or be provided with accommodation or shelter, esp rented accommodation
2. (intransitive) to live temporarily, esp in rented accommodation
3. to implant, embed, or fix or be implanted, embedded, or fixed
4. (transitive) to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc
5. (transitive) to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
6. (tr; often followed by in or with) to place (authority, power, etc) in the control (of someone)
7. (intransitive) often followed by in: to exist or be present (in)
8. (transitive) (of wind, rain, etc) to beat down (crops)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French loge, perhaps from Old High German louba porch

ˈlodgeable adjective

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Lodge / lɒdʒ/ noun

1. David (John). born 1935, British novelist and critic. His books include Changing Places (1975), Small World (1984), Nice Work (1988), Therapy (1995), and Thinks... (2001)
2. Sir Oliver (Joseph). 1851–1940, British physicist, who made important contributions to electromagnetism, radio reception, and attempted to detect the ether. He also studied allegedly psychic phenomena
3. Thomas. ?1558–1625, English writer. His romance Rosalynde (1590) supplied the plot for Shakespeare's As You Like It

Lodge / lɒdʒ/ noun

1. the Lodge ⇒ the official Canberra residence of the Australian Prime Minister