laundʒ v. & n. --v.intr. 1
recline comfortably
and casually;
loll. 2
stand or
move about idly. --n. 1 a
place for lounging, esp.: a a
public room (e.g. in a hotel). b a place in an
airport etc.
with seats for
waiting passengers. c a sitting-room in a
house. 2 a spell of lounging. ølounge bar
Brit. a
more comfortable room for drinking in a public house. lounge
lizard colloq. an
idler in
fashionable society. lounge
suit Brit. a man's
formal suit for
ordinary day wear. [perh. f. obs. lungis lout]