Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lounge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lounge \Lounge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lounging}.] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF.
longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the
centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference
also to L. longus long. Cf. {Long}, a.]
To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to
pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an
indolent manner.
We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature,
yawn over politics. --J. Hannay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lounge \Lounge\, n.
1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently;
a place of lounging.
She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose
shop ?erved as a fashionable lounge. --Miss
Edgeworth.
2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may
lie or recline.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lounge
n 1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {sofa}, {couch}]
2: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where
people can wait [syn: {waiting room}, {waiting area}]
v 1: sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf},
{lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger},
{lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
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