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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lounge \Lounge\ (lounj), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun"j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus long. Cf. {Long}, adjective] To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics. --J. Hannay.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lounge \Lounge\, noun
1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose shop served as a fashionable lounge. --Miss Edgeworth.
2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lounge
noun
1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {sofa}, {couch}]
2: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {waiting room}, {waiting area}]
verb
1: sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "lounge": antechamber, anteroom, audience chamber, bar, barroom, bed, bed down, bum, bum around, cocktail lounge, couch, crawl, curl up, dally, divan, do nothing, drift, drinkery, foyer, front room, go to bed, go to rest, goldbrick, goof off, greenroom, grovel, hang around, idle, languish, lay, laze, lazy, lie, lie around, lie down, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loaf, lobby, loiter, loiter about, loll, loll around, lollop around, lounge around, mooch around, moon, moon around, parlor, pothouse, presence chamber, pub, reception room, recline, repose, rest, salon, saloon, saloon bar, settee, settle, settle to rest, side room, sit around, slack, slouch, slouch around, snug down, sofa, sprawl, stand around, studio couch, take it easy, take life easy, tap, taproom, tete-a-tete, throne room, vegetate, vestibule, waiting room, wardroom
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