(~s, lounging, ~d)
1.
In a house, a ~ is a room where people sit and relax. (mainly BRIT)
The Holmbergs were sitting before a roaring fire in the ~, sipping their cocoa.
= living room
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2.
In a hotel, club, or other public place, a ~ is a room where people can sit and relax.
I spoke to her in the ~ of a big Johannesburg hotel where she was attending a union meeting.
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3.
In an airport, a ~ is a very large room where people can sit and wait for aircraft to arrive or leave.
Instead of taking me to the departure ~ they took me right to my seat on the plane.
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4.
If you ~ somewhere, you sit or lie there in a relaxed or lazy way.
They ate and drank and ~d in the shade...
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