lodge lodge /ˈlɑːdʒ/

noun

1. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers  ( auberge , hostel , lodge , hostelry , inn )
   a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
    The weary travelers found a cozy inn to rest for the night.
   The weary travelers found a cozy inn to rest for the night.
   
   
2. Any of various Native American dwellings  ( indian lodge , lodge )
   any of various Native American dwellings
   
   
3. A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter  ( hunting lodge , lodge )
   a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
   
   
4. Small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener  ( lodge )
   small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
    The groundskeeper lived in a lodge near the entrance of the mansion.
   The groundskeeper lived in a lodge near the entrance of the mansion.
   
   
5. A formal association of people with similar interests  ( gild , guild , lodge , club , order , social club , society )
   a formal association of people with similar interests
    He joined a golf club
   he joined a golf club
    They formed a small lunch society
   they formed a small lunch society
    Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
   men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
   

verb

1. () Be a lodger; stay temporarily  ( lodge )
   be a lodger; stay temporarily
    Where are you lodging in Paris?
   Where are you lodging in Paris?
   
2. () File a formal charge against  ( lodge , file , charge )
   file a formal charge against
    The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
   The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
   
3. () Put, fix, force, or implant  ( lodge , wedge , deposit , stick )
   put, fix, force, or implant
    Lodge a bullet in the table
   lodge a bullet in the table
    Stick your thumb in the crack
   stick your thumb in the crack
   
4. Provide housing for  ( accommodate , lodge )
   provide housing for
    We are lodging three foreign students this semester
   We are lodging three foreign students this semester
   

 Lodge

noun

1. English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)  ( Lodge , Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge , Sir Oliver Lodge )
   English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)