I. ˈin noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English inn, in, from Old English inn (akin to Old Norse inni dwelling, refuge, inn), from inn, in, adverb — more at in
1.
a. : a public house for the lodging of travelers for compensation and until capacity is reached : hotel , hostelry
b. : a place of public entertainment that does not provide lodging : tavern
2. : a residence or hostel for students — formerly used of such a residence at a British university and of various houses connected with the study and admission to the practice of law in London; compare inn of chancery , inn of court
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English innen, innien, from Old English innian, from inn, n.
: to lodge, stop, or put up at an inn
III. abbreviation
inning