loaf
1 of 2noun
loaf
2 of 2verb
intransitive verb
Synonyms
Verb
- bum
- chill
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drone
- footle
- goof (off)
- hack (around)
- hang (around or out)
- hang about [British]
- idle
- kick around
- kick back
- laze
- lazy
- loll
- lounge
- veg out
Example Sentences
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Simply set your loaf pan within a 9x13 pan and bring a kettle of water to a boil. Bon Appétit, 12 Apr. 2022 Simply stack ingredients onto one big loaf, slice and enjoy! Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Or for an even more fitting base, seek out a long, thin loaf of Cuban bread to slice into small ½-inch thick slabs. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Make sure to use crusty bread with a rustic, sturdy crumb; a soft, yielding loaf will lead to a soggy, dense pudding. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021 Bakalov's Bee is foreign in more ways than one, an anxious interloper who works at a GameHut and naively presents a loaf of homemade zucchini bread to the host. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Swing by the café, get lunch, then go to the bakery next door and get a loaf of bread to bring home. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 At the top of the stairs, a fireman behind a reception desk gave him a loaf of bread. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 There obviously are other motives for Fox’s bakers, the Murdochs, to knead more yeast into the Brady loaf. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022 The mixture of Dungeness and Jonah crabmeat was unseasoned and seemed scant compared to the engorged sourdough loaf the mixture was swiped onto. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 What to order: The country loaf (their version of traditional sourdough), apple cheddar scones, chocolate croissants and the addictive sablé shortbread cookies. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 My dinner choice was a constant of shrimp and grits served with a freshly baked crusty bread loaf with drawn garlic butter to drizzle. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Scoring sourdough directs the expansion and shape of your final bread loaf by creating intentional weak spots. Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2021 For many years remote work had something of a stigma associated with it, as managers believed that being out of sight would mean people would loaf off and productivity would fall. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Chocolate malt ball loaf prep in honor of Father’s Day: 5 p.m. June 9. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Noun
Middle English lof, from Old English hlāf; akin to Old High German hleib loaf
Verb
probably back-formation from loafer
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1835, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing loaf
Kids Definition
loaf 1 of 2
noun
loaf
2 of 2verb
loaf 1 of 2
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- bum
- rest
- lazy
- lounge
- kill time
- stroll
- kick back
- veg out
- hang about
- chill
- play
- drone
- poke
- trifle
- idle
- mess
- muck
- laze
- footle
- loll
- dillydally
- monkey
- goof (off)
- dawdle
- relax
- swan
- kick around
- estivate
- hack (around)
- piddle
- twiddle one's thumbs
- dally
- fool
- hang (around or out)
- linger
- saunter
- fiddle (around)
- potter (around)
- doze
- hibernate
- amble
- tarry
- furlough
- lag
- loiter
- putter (around)
- truant
- malinger
- goldbrick
- aestivate
- mosey
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slave
- labor
- plow
- work
- plug
- toil
- sweat
- grind
- grub
- peg
- hump
- buckle (down)
- hustle
- plod
- travail
- drudge
- apply
- put out
- moil
- exert
loaf
2 of 2noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- noodle
- skull
- gray matter
- belfry
- brain
- intellect
- intelligence
- reason
- thinker
- head
- cerebrum
- psyche
- perception
- mentality
- mind
- insight
- judgment
- wit
- wisdom
- consciousness
- sagacity
- brilliance
- perspicacity
- sapience
- alertness
- judgement
- astuteness
- acumen
- awareness
- cognizance
- self-consciousness
- self-awareness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of loaf are idle, laze, loll, and lounge. While all these words mean "to spend time doing nothing," loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as though there were nothing to do.
The words idle and loaf can be used in similar contexts, but idle may be used in reference to persons that move lazily or without purpose.
Although the words laze and loaf have much in common, laze usually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure.
The words loll and loaf are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, loll also carries an implication of a posture similar to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude.
The meanings of lounge and loaf largely overlap; however, lounge, though occasionally used as equal to idle or loaf, typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or of physical comfort and ease in relaxation.