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lounge verb [ laʊn(d)ʒ ]

• lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
• "several students were lounging about reading papers"
Similar: laze, lie, loll, lie back, lean back, recline, stretch oneself, drape oneself, relax, rest, repose, take it easy, put one's feet up, unwind, luxuriate, sprawl, slump, slouch, flop, loaf, idle, do nothing,

lounge noun

• a public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
• "the hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar"
Similar: public room, sitting room, common room, cocktail lounge,
• an act or spell of lounging.
Origin: early 16th century (in the sense ‘move indolently’): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.


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