lodge
Pronunciation:
/lɒdʒ//lɑdʒ/noun
Definitions
A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially as a college mailroom.
A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
A local chapter of a trade union.
verb
Definitions
To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
Example: I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.
To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.
Example: The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street.
To stay in any place or shelter.
To drive (an animal) to covert.