English Explanatory Dictionary

laze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be lazy, waste time.
  2. To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.
noun
  1. An instance of lazing.
  2. Laziness.
noun
  1. Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water.
name
  1. A language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of languages, spoken in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County western Sichuan, China.

Pronunciation

/leɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laze.wav

Word forms

laze lazes lazing lazed Lare Shuitianhua

Etymology

Back-formation from lazy.

Synonyms

idle loaf take it easy lounge while away

Related words

fog mist haze and terms listed there smaze vog

Derived words

laze about laze around lazen lazer lazy
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