Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
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.