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Verb: lounge  lawnj
  1. Sit or recline comfortably
    "He was lounging on the sofa"
     
  2. Spend time in one place doing little or wasting time
    - loiter, footle [informal], lollygag [N. Amer, informal], loaf [informal], lallygag [N. Amer, informal], hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around, dilly-dally [informal], dillydally [informal], mooch [Brit, informal]
Noun: lounge  lawnj
  1. An upholstered seat for more than one person
    - sofa, couch, chesterfield [Cdn]
     
  2. A room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
    - waiting room, waiting area
     
  3. [Brit] A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
    - living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlor [N. Amer], parlour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: lounged, lounges, lounging

Type of: be, room, seat, sit, sit down

Part of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home

Encyclopedia: Lounge