loll

  • 11loll — [v] lay sprawled bum, dangle, dawdle, droop, drop, flap, flop, goof off, hang, hang loose, idle, laze, lean, loaf, loiter, lounge, recline, relax, rest, sag, slouch, slump, sprawl; concepts 154,210 Ant. sit up straight …

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  • 12loll — ► VERB 1) sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way. 2) hang loosely. ORIGIN probably symbolic of dangling …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13loll — [läl] vi. [ME lollen < MD, to mumble, doze, of echoic orig.] 1. to lean or lounge about in a relaxed or lazy manner 2. to hang in a relaxed manner; droop [the dog s tongue lolled out] vt. to let droop or hang loosely n. Archaic the act of… …

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  • 14loll — UK [lɒl] / US [lɑl] verb [intransitive] Word forms loll : present tense I/you/we/they loll he/she/it lolls present participle lolling past tense lolled past participle lolled 1) to sit, stand, or lie in a relaxed position loll back/around/about… …

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  • 15loll — [[t]lɒl[/t]] v. i. 1) to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa[/ex] 2) to hang loosely; droop; dangle 3) to allow to hang, droop, or dangle 4) the act of lolling • Etymology: 1300–50; ME lollen, lullen… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16loll — [[t]lɒ̱l[/t]] lolls, lolling, lolled 1) VERB If you loll somewhere, you sit or lie in a very relaxed position. [V prep/adv] He was lolling on the sofa in the shadows near the fire... [V prep/adv] He lolled back in his comfortable chair. Syn:… …

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  • 17loll — loller, n. lollingly, adv. /lol/, v.i. 1. to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa. 2. to hang loosely; droop; dangle: The dog stood in the heat with his tongue lolling out of his mouth. v.t. 3. to… …

    Universalium

  • 18loll — Synonyms and related words: bed, bed down, bum, bum around, couch, crawl, curl up, diddle, do nothing, droop, go to bed, go to rest, goof off, grovel, hang around, idle, lay, laze, lazy, lie, lie around, lie down, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19loll — verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to sit or lie in a very lazy and relaxed way (+ around/about/beside etc): We spent our vacation lolling around beside the pool. 2 (I, T) if your head or tongue lolls or if you loll your head, you allow it… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20loll — /lɒl / (say lol) verb (i) 1. to recline or lean in a relaxed or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa. 2. to hang loosely or droopingly. –verb (t) 3. to allow to hang or droop. –noun 4. an act or posture of lolling. 5. Obsolete someone or… …