Lodged

Lodge  (lj), Henry Cabot 1850-1924.

American politician. As Senate majority leader (1918-1924) and head of the foreign relations committee (1918-1924) he successfully opposed United States membership in the League of Nations.

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr. 1902-1985.

American politician and diplomat. He was Richard Nixon's running mate in the 1960 presidential election and later served as ambassador to South Vietnam (1963-1967).

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lodge  (lj)

n.

1.

a. A cottage or cabin, often rustic, used as a temporary abode or shelter: a ski lodge.

b. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.

c. An inn.

2.

a. Any of various Native American dwellings, such as a hogan, wigwam, or longhouse.

b. The group living in such a dwelling.

3.

a. A local chapter of certain fraternal organizations.

b. The meeting hall of such a chapter.

c. The members of such a chapter.

4. The den of certain animals, such as the dome-shaped structure built by beavers.

v. lodged, lodg·ing, lodg·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping: lodges travelers in the shed.

b. To rent a room to.

c. To place or establish in quarters: lodged the children with relatives after the fire.

2. To serve as a depository for; contain: This cellar lodges our oldest wines.

3. To place, leave, or deposit, as for safety: documents lodged with a trusted associate.

4. To fix, force, or implant: lodge a bullet in a wall.

5. To register (a charge or complaint, for example) before an authority, such as a court; file.

6. To vest (authority, for example).

7. To beat (crops) down flat: rye lodged by the cyclone.

v.intr.

1.

a. To live in a place temporarily.

b. To rent accommodations, especially for sleeping.

2. To be or become embedded: The ball lodged in the fence.

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[Middle English, from Old French loge, of Germanic origin.]