verb
lodges; lodged; lodging
[+ obj] :to provide (someone) with a place to stay for a short period of time
[no obj] :to stay at a place for a short period of time
to become stuck or fixed in a specified place or position [no obj]
[+ obj] :to present (something, such as a complaint) to someone so that it can be considered, dealt with, etc. :file
[+ obj] chiefly Brit :to place (something, such as money) in something or with someone so that it can be kept safe
noun
plural lodges
[count] a house or hotel in the country or mountains for people who are doing some outdoor activity
the place where a beaver lives
a local group that is part of a larger organization
a meeting place for the members of such a group
a chiefly Brit :a small house used by a person who works on an estate
b Brit :a shelter or room for the use of a worker (such as a gatekeeper, doorkeeper, or janitor) at a college
c Brit :the official residence of the head of a college that is part of a British university and especially Cambridge University