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- pronunciation:
- lof
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
loafs, loafing, loafed |
| definition: |
to spend time in a lazy, aimless manner; idle (sometimes fol. by "around").
The teenagers loafed at the pool all afternoon.You'll be in trouble if the boss sees you loafing around outside.- synonyms:
- idle, laze, lounge
- similar words:
- goof, hang around, linger, loiter, loll, lollygag, stay, vegetate
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| related words: |
loiter, loll, lounge, mope, stay |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to spend (time) in a lazy, aimless manner (usu. fol. by "away").
He loafed away the days of summer.- synonyms:
- dawdle, idle, laze, linger, lounge, while
- similar words:
- fritter, kill, trifle
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| related words: |
lounge |
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