Lodge

n.	1.	A shelter in which one may rest; Their lodges and their tentis up they gan bigge [to build]. - Robert of Brunne. O for a lodge in some vast wilderness! - Cowper.
	2.	A small dwelling house, as for a gamekeeper or gatekeeper of an estate.
	2.	(Mining) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; - called also platt.
	3.	A collection of objects lodged together. The Maldives, a famous lodge of islands. - De Foe.
	4.	A family of North American Indians, or the persons who usually occupy an Indian lodge, - as a unit of enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons; as, the tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals. Lodge gate b - a park gate, or entrance gate, near the lodge. See Lodge, n., 1 (b).
v. i.	1.	To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to lodge in York Street. [imp. & p. p. Lodged (lǒjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lodging (lǒj"ĭng).] Stay and lodge by me this night. - Shak. Something holy lodges in that breast. - Milton.
	2.	To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind.
	3.	To come to a rest; to stop and remain; to become stuck or caught; as, the bullet lodged in the bark of a tree; a piece of meat lodged in his throat.
v. t.	1.	To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to receive; to hold. Every house was proud to lodge a knight. - Dryden. The memory can lodge a greater store of images than all the senses can present at one time. - Cheyne.
	2.	To drive to shelter; to track to covert. The deer is lodged; I have tracked her to her covert. - Addison.
	3.	To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged their arms in the arsenal.
	4.	To cause to stop or rest in; to implant. He lodged an arrow in a tender breast. - Addison.
	5.	To lay down; to prostrate. Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down. - Shak.
	6.	To present or bring (information, a complaint) before a court or other authority; as, to lodge a complaint. To lodge an information to enter a formal complaint.

Noun	1.	Lodge - English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) Synonyms: Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, Sir Oliver Lodge
	2.	lodge - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" Synonyms: gild, guild, club, society, order
	3.	lodge - small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
	4.	lodge - a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter Synonyms: hunting lodge
	5.	lodge - any of various native American dwellings Synonyms: indian lodge
	6.	lodge - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers Synonyms: hostel, hostelry, inn
Verb	1.	lodge - be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"
	2.	lodge - fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" Synonyms: deposit, stick, wedge Antonyms: dislodge, free - remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
	3.	lodge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" Synonyms: file, charge
	4.	lodge - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" Synonyms: accommodate

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