[lodge] vb lodged ; lodg.ing vt (13c) 1 a (1): to provide temporary quarters for (2): to rent lodgings to b: to establish or settle in a place
2: to serve as a receptacle for: contain
3: to beat (as a crop) flat to the ground
4: to bring to an intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrusting)
5: to deposit for safeguard or preservation
6: to place or vest esp. in a source, means, or agent 7: to lay (as a complaint) before a proper authority: file ~ vi 1 a: to occupy a place temporarily: sleep b (1): to have a residence: dwell (2): to be a lodger
2: to come to a rest
3: to fall or lie down--used esp. of hay or grain crops
[2]lodge n [ME loge, fr. OF, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG louba porch] (13c) 1 chiefly dial: a rude shelter or abode
2. a: a house set apart for residence in a particular season (as the hunting season) b: a resort hotel: inn 3 a: a house on an estate orig. for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter b: a shelter for an employee (as a gatekeeper)
4: a den or lair esp. of gregarious animals
5. a: the meeting place of a branch of an organization and esp. a fraternal organization b: the body of members of such a branch
6. a: wigwam b: a family of No. American Indians