LOAF (loaves)

Pronunciation (US):

• LOAF (noun)
  The noun LOAF has 1 sense:

1. a shaped mass of baked bread

  Familiarity information: LOAF used as a noun is very rare.

• LOAF (verb)
  The verb LOAF has 2 senses:

1. be lazy or idle
2. be about

  Familiarity information: LOAF used as a verb is rare.

• LOAF (noun)

Meaning:

A shaped mass of baked bread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

loaf; loaf of bread

Hypernyms ("loaf" is a kind of...):

bread; breadstuff; staff of life (food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)

Meronyms (parts of "loaf"):

heel (one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loaf"):

French loaf (a loaf of French bread)

• LOAF (verb)

Meaning:

Be lazy or idle

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

lounge around; lounge about; loll around; loaf; fuck off; frig around; bum around; bum about; arse around; arse about; waste one's time; loll; bum

Context example:

Her son is just bumming around all day

Hypernyms (to "loaf" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frames:

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Meaning:

Be about

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

tarry; mill around; mill about; mess about; lollygag; loiter; footle; hang around; lallygag; loaf; linger; lurk; lounge

Context examples:

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square / Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Hypernyms (to "loaf" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "loaf"):

lurch; prowl (loiter about, with no apparent aim)

Sentence frames:

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