loaf
noun
[ ləʊf ]
• a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten.
• "a loaf of bread"
Origin:
Old English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib .
loaf
verb
• spend one's time in an aimless, idle way.
• "don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets"
Similar:
laze,
lounge,
loll,
do nothing,
take things easy,
idle,
be idle,
shirk one's duties,
waste time,
fritter away time,
kill time,
while away the time,
twiddle one's thumbs,
sit on one's hands,
dawdle,
dally,
hang around/round,
hang about,
mooch about/around,
skive,
bum around,
Origin:
mid 19th century: probably a back-formation from loafer.
