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loaf¹ (l

n. pl. loaves (l

vz)

1. A shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.

2. A shaped, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food: veal loaf.

[Middle English lof, from Old English hlf.]

Word History: Loaf, lord, and lady are closely related words that testify to bread's fundamental importance in the Middle Ages. Curiously, though bread was a staple food in many Indo-European cultures, loaf and its cognates occur only in the Germanic languages, and lord and lady only in English. Loaf derives from Old English hlf, "bread, loaf of bread," related to Gothic hlaifs, Old Norse hleifr, and Modern German Laib, all of which mean "loaf of bread." Hlf survives in Lammas, originally Hlfmaesse, "Loaf-Mass," the Christian Feast of the First Fruits, traditionally celebrated on August 1. A lord, Old English hlford, was a compound meaning "loaf-ward, keeper of bread," because a lord maintains and feeds his household and offers hospitality. Similarly, lady derives from Old English hlfdige, which became lady by 1382. The -dige comes from dæge, "kneader," and is related to our dough. A lady, therefore, is "a kneader of bread, a breadmaker." Lord and lady both retain vestiges of their original meanings, although England's aristocrats have not been elbow deep in flour, let alone dough, for several centuries.

loaf² (l

intr.v. loafed, loaf·ing, loafs

To pass time at leisure; idle.

[Probably back-formation from loafer.]

loaf¹

n pl loaves [ləʊvz]

1. (Cookery) a shaped mass of baked bread

2. (Cookery) any shaped or moulded mass of food, such as cooked meat

3. Slang the head; sense use your loaf!

[Old English hlāf; related to Old High German hleib bread, Old Norse hleifr, Latin libum cake]

loaf²

1. (intr) to loiter or lounge around in an idle way

2. (tr; foll by away) to spend (time) idly he loafed away his life

[perhaps back formation from loafer]

loaf

bread bag - A plastic wrapper in which a loaf of bread is sold, intended to keep the bread fresh for longer than it would be if unwrapped.
loaf - A head on a cabbage.
bread - In Old English, it meant "piece, morsel," while actual bread was known as "loaf."
crumb - The soft inner part of a bread roll, slice, or loaf.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	loaf - a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating loaf of bread bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked heel - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread French loaf - a loaf of French bread meat loaf, meatloaf - a baked loaf of ground meat
	2.	loaf - a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese" solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf - a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar pound cake - rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour haslet - heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised headcheese - sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig lunch meat, luncheon meat - any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold scrapple - scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
Verb	1.	loaf - be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, arse about, arse around, bum, loll laze, slug, idle, stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
	2.	loaf - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim

loaf¹

noun

1. lump, block, cake, cube, slab a loaf of crusty bread

2. (Slang) head, mind, sense, common sense, block (informal), nous (Brit. slang), chump (Brit. slang), gumption (Brit. informal), noddle (informal, chiefly Brit.) You've got to use your loaf in this game.

loaf²

verb idle, hang around, take it easy, lie around, loiter, loll, laze, lounge around, doss (Brit. slang), veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.), be indolent She studied, and I just loafed around.

Translations

loaf¹ [ləʊf]

A. N (loaves (pl))

1. [of bread] (unsliced) → pan m de molde; (sliced) → pan m de molde(en rebanadas); (= French bread) → barra f
use your loaf! (Brit) → ¡espabílate!
half a loaf is better than no bread → menos da una piedra, peor es nada RHYMING SLANG

2. [of sugar] → pan m, pilón m

B. CPD loaf sugar N → pan m de azúcar
loaf tin N → bandeja f de horno

loaf² [ləʊf] VI (also loaf about, loaf around) → holgazanear, flojear(LAm)

loaf [ˈləʊf] [loaves] (pl) n

[bread] → pain m, miche f
a loaf of bread → un pain

(British) (= head) use your loaf! → sers-toi de ta tête!

loaf about

loaf around vi → fainéanter, traîner

loaf

n pl <loaves> → Brot nt; (unsliced) → (Brot)laib m; (= meat loaf) → Hackbraten m; a loaf of bread → ein (Laib) Brot; a small white loaf → ein kleines Weißbrot; half a loaf is better than none or than no bread (Prov) → (wenig ist) besser als gar nichts; use your loaf! (inf) → streng deinen Grips an (inf)

loaf¹ [ləʊf] n (loaves (pl)) → pagnotta, pane m
half a loaf is better than no bread (Proverb) → meglio poco che niente

loaf² [ləʊf] vi (also loaf about, loaf around) → oziare, bighellonare

loaf¹

n loaf [ləuf]

a shaped mass of bread a sliced loaf. gesny مُقَطَّع إلى قِطَع нарязан nařezaný skåret i skiver aufgeschnitten κομμένος σε φέτες rebanado viiludeks lõigatud قطعه قطعه شده viipaloitu (coupé) en tranches/rondelles פָּרוּס कटा हुआ narezan na kriške szeletelt disayat-sayat sneiddur a fette, affettato 薄切りの 얇은 조각으로 잘라진 supjaustytas, suraikytas sagriezts šķēlēs potongan gesneden i skiver pocięty na kawałki/plastry cortado feliat порезанный на куски, ломтики narezaný narezan izrezan na kriške skivad ตัดเป็นแผ่นบาง dilimlenmiş 片狀的 нарізаний тонкими скибочками ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا được cắt thành từng miếng mỏng 片状的

loaf²

v loaf [ləuf]

(withaboutoraround) to pass time without doing anything in particular They were loafing about (the street). leeglê يَتَسَكَّع، يُمْضي وَقْتَهُ في الشَّوارِع шляя се potloukat se drive herumlungern χαζεύω, περιφέρομαι άσκοπα holgazanear logelema وقت را بیهوده گذراندن maleksia paresser לְבָלוֹת בְּבּטָלָה आवारा गर्दी करना besposličariti, skitati se csavarog keluyuran slæpast, slóra bighellonare のらくらする 어슬렁거리다 dykinėti, bastytis slinkot; slaistīties; klaiņot; klīst melepak lanterfanten drive dank, gå og slenge obijać się vagabundear a pierde vremea слоняться без дела potĺkať sa lenariti dangubiti slå dank, slöa ปล่อยเวลาให้ผ่านไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ aylaklık etmek 閒逛 ледарювати, байдикувати آوارگی lười nhác 闲逛

n loafer

an idle loafer. leegloper مُتَسَكِّع безделник povaleč drivert der Bummler χασομέρης gandul, vago logard ولگرد maleksija fainéant/-ante בַּטלָן आवारागर्द besposličar, skitnica léhűtő gelandangan slæpingi bighellone 怠け者 게으름뱅이 dykūnas, bastūnas sliņķis; slaists; klaidonis kaki lepak leegloper en som går og slenger, dagdriver wałkoń vagabundo leneş бездельник povaľač lenuh danguba dagdrivare คนขี้เกียจ aylak kimse 游手好閒者 ледар آوارہ گرد người ăn không ngồi rồi 游手好闲者

loaf → رغيف bochník brød Laib φραντζόλα barra de pan, hogaza de pan leipä pain štruca pagnotta パンのひと塊 덩어리 brood brød bochenek pão de forma буханка limpa ก้อนขนมปัง somun ổ bánh mỳ 一条面包

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