lodge

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport: a hunting / shooting / ski lodge 2 [C] a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house: He turned in between the lodge gates and guided the Porsche down the winding drive. 3 [C] a room at the main entrance to a building for the person whose job is to see who enters and leaves the building: All visitors should report to the porter's lodge. 4 [C+sing./pl.v.] the members of a branch of a society such as the Freemasons; the building where they meet: a masonic lodge 5 [C] the home of a BEAVER or an OTTER 6 [C] a Native American's tent or home built of LOGS verb 1 [VN] ~ (sth) (with sb) (against sb/sth) to make a formal statement about sth to a public organization or authority: They lodged a compensation claim against the factory. * Portugal has lodged a complaint with the International Court of Justice. 2 [V+adv./prep.] (old-fashioned) to pay to live in a room in sb's house: He lodged with Mrs Brown when he arrived in the city. 3 [VN] to provide sb with a place to sleep or live: The refugees are being lodged at an old army base. 4 ~ (sth) in sth to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make sth become fixed or stuck somewhere: [V] One of the bullets lodged in his chest. * [VN] She lodged the number firmly in her mind. 5 [VN] ~ sth with sb / in sth to leave money or sth valuable in a safe place: Your will should be lodged with your lawyer.