lounge
Meanings
verb
- To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
- To walk or go in a leisurely manner.
noun
- A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.
- A couch.
- The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
- A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.
- A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
- A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
- An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.
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Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).
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