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lodge

1. lodge \'la:j\ vt 1a: to provide temporary quarters for  1b: to establish 
   or settle in a place  1c: to rent lodgings to  2: to serve as a receptacle 
   for : CONTAIN  3: to beat (as a crop) to the ground  4: to bring to an 
   intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrustin g) 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  1a: 
   to occupy a place temporarily : SLEEP  1b1: to have a residence : DWELL  
   1b2: 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] 
   chiefly dial  1: a rude shelter or abode  2a: the meeting place of a branch 
   (as of a fraternal organization)  2b: the body of members of such a branch  
   3a: a house set apart for residence in the hunting or other special season  
   3b: an inn or resort hotel  4a: a house on an estate orig. for the use of a 
   gamekeeper, caretaker or po rter 4b: a shelter for an employee (as a 
   gatekeeper of an institution)  5: a den or lair esp. of a gregarious group 
   of animals  6a: WIGWAM  6b: a family of No. American Indians