Of a chamber, house, etc.: To serve as a lodging or habitation for. Often transferred and figurative of things: To contain, be the receptacle of; in p…

transitive. To have (some quality, attribute, or property) given, bestowed, or conferred on one. Also intransitive with of.

transitive. To provide or shelter with a booth.

To take, receive, or put into a house. transitive. To shelter, contain, or accommodate as a house; to be a house for. Also figurative.

transferred and figurative. To shelter as in a hive; to afford shelter to, as a hive does; to house snugly.

transitive. To provide with a place for rest or sleep; to accommodate, harbour. Also figurative.