lodge

lodge1 [ ladʒ ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to become firmly stuck somewhere, usually accidentally:

A piece of meat lodged in his throat.

The bullet is still lodged in her brain.

2. ) transitive to formally make something such as a complaint or claim:

She lodged a complaint with the city council.

An appeal has been lodged against the court's decision.

3. ) transitive to give something valuable to someone so they can keep it safe:

The money had been lodged with a Swiss bank.

4. ) intransitive or transitive to live somewhere temporarily, usually paying rent to live in someone else's house, or to provide someone with a place to live

lodge

lodge 2 [ ladʒ ] noun count

1. ) a small simple house in the countryside that people stay in, for example when they go hunting or fishing

a ) a small house built on land belonging to a large house

2. ) a local group that belongs to an organization such as the FREEMASONS, or the place where such a group meets

3. ) the home that a BEAVER makes

4. ) a small room at the entrance to a building such as a university, used by the person who lets people in and out