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laze

(leɪz)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lazes, present participle lazing, past tense, past participle lazed

verb

If you laze somewhere for a period of time, you relax and enjoy yourself, not doing any work or anything else that requires effort.

Fred lazed in an easy chair. [VERB]

They used the swimming-pool, rode, lazed in the deep shade of the oaks in the heatof the day. [VERB preposition]

Synonyms: idle, lounge, hang around, loaf More Synonyms of laze

Laze around or laze about means the same as laze.

He went to Spain for nine months, to laze around and visit relations. [VERB PARTICLE]

I was happy enough to laze about on the beach. [VERB PARTICLE]

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laze in British English

(leɪz)

verb

1. (intransitive)

to be indolent or lazy

2. (transitive; often foll by away)

to spend (time) in indolence

noun

the act or an instance of idling

Word origin

C16: back formation from lazy

laze in American English

(leɪz)

verb intransitiveWord forms: lazed or ˈlazing

to be lazy or idle; loaf

verb transitive

to spend (time, etc.) in idleness

often with away

noun

an act or instance of lazing

Word origin

back-form. < lazy

Examples of 'laze' in a sentence
laze

Spend your days lazing by the pool and gazing out to sea.The more they pay, the more they can boast that it costs 500 dollars a day to laze on the Sea Urchin's deck.Farm workers can't afford to laze about in bed, even on darker mornings.What I really wanted to do was to laze around in that bathing suit and watch animals.

1 (verb) in the sense of idle

Definition

to be idle or lazy

Fred lazed in an easy chair.

Synonyms

idle

He idled the time away in dreamy thought.

lounge

They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.

hang around

loaf

She studied, and I just loafed around.

stand around

loll

He lolled back in his comfortable chair.

2 (verb) in the sense of kill time

Definition

to spend (time) in idleness

She lazed away most of the morning.

Synonyms

kill time

waste time

fritter away

doss (British, slang)

pass time

while away the hours

veg out (slang)

fool away

Additional synonyms

in the sense of loaf

Definition

to loiter or lounge around in an idle way

She studied, and I just loafed around.

Synonyms

idle,

hang around,

take it easy,

lie around,

loiter,

loll,

laze,

lounge around,

doss (British, slang),

veg out (slang),

be indolent

in the sense of loll

Definition

to lounge in a lazy manner

He lolled back in his comfortable chair.

Synonyms

lounge,

relax,

lean,

slump,

flop,

sprawl,

loaf,

slouch,

recline,

outspan (South Africa)

in the sense of lounge

Definition

to pass time lazily or idly

They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.

Synonyms

relax,

pass time,

hang out (informal),

idle,

loaf,

potter,

sprawl,

lie about,

waste time,

recline,

take it easy,

saunter,

loiter,

loll,

dawdle,

laze,

kill time,

make yourself at home,

veg out (slang),

outspan (South Africa),

fritter time away

Nearby words of
laze

layer
layman
layout
laze
laziness
lazy
lazybones

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laze

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单词	laze
释义	Trends of laze View usage for: laze (leɪz) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lazes, present participle lazing, past tense, past participle lazed verb If you laze somewhere for a period of time, you relax and enjoy yourself, not doing any work or anything else that requires effort. Fred lazed in an easy chair. [VERB] They used the swimming-pool, rode, lazed in the deep shade of the oaks in the heatof the day. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: idle, lounge, hang around, loaf More Synonyms of laze Laze around or laze about means the same as laze. He went to Spain for nine months, to laze around and visit relations. [VERB PARTICLE] I was happy enough to laze about on the beach. [VERB PARTICLE] More Synonyms of laze laze in British English (leɪz) verb 1. (intransitive) to be indolent or lazy 2. (transitive; often foll by away) to spend (time) in indolence noun 3. the act or an instance of idling Word origin C16: back formation from lazy laze in American English (leɪz) verb intransitiveWord forms: lazed or ˈlazing 1. to be lazy or idle; loaf verb transitive 2. to spend (time, etc.) in idleness often with away noun 3. an act or instance of lazing Word origin back-form. < lazy Examples of 'laze' in a sentence laze Spend your days lazing by the pool and gazing out to sea. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The more they pay, the more they can boast that it costs 500 dollars a day to laze on the Sea Urchin's deck. Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2002) Farm workers can't afford to laze about in bed, even on darker mornings. Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS (2002) What I really wanted to do was to laze around in that bathing suit and watch animals. Michael Gruber TROPIC OF NIGHT (2002) 1 (verb) in the sense of idle Definition to be idle or lazy Fred lazed in an easy chair. Synonyms idle He idled the time away in dreamy thought. lounge They ate and drank and lounged in the shade. hang around loaf She studied, and I just loafed around. stand around loll He lolled back in his comfortable chair. 2 (verb) in the sense of kill time Definition to spend (time) in idleness She lazed away most of the morning. Synonyms kill time waste time fritter away doss (British, slang) pass time while away the hours veg out (slang) fool away Additional synonyms in the sense of loaf Definition to loiter or lounge around in an idle way She studied, and I just loafed around. Synonyms idle, hang around, take it easy, lie around, loiter, loll, laze, lounge around, doss (British, slang), veg out (slang), be indolent in the sense of loll Definition to lounge in a lazy manner He lolled back in his comfortable chair. Synonyms lounge, relax, lean, slump, flop, sprawl, loaf, slouch, recline, outspan (South Africa) in the sense of lounge Definition to pass time lazily or idly They ate and drank and lounged in the shade. Synonyms relax, pass time, hang out (informal), idle, loaf, potter, sprawl, lie about, waste time, recline, take it easy, saunter, loiter, loll, dawdle, laze, kill time, make yourself at home, veg out (slang), outspan (South Africa), fritter time away Nearby words of laze layer layman layout laze laziness lazy lazybones Synonyms of 'laze' laze Explore 'laze' in the dictionary
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