Meaning & use
lodge
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a small house, especially one used for vacations, hunting, or by a caretaker.
See it in a sentence
They rented a cozy lodge in the mountains for the ski trip.
The park ranger lived in a small lodge at the entrance to the reserve.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'lodge' has two common, unrelated uses: to become stuck somewhere and to officially file something, as in 'lodge a complaint.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
(verb) to become embedded or firmly stuck in a place, or to formally submit a complaint or objection.
She decided to lodge a formal complaint with the manager.
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