From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loaf \Loaf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loafed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Loafing}.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See {Leap}.]
To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. "
Loafing vagabonds." --W. Black.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loaf \Loaf\, v. t.
To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loaf \Loaf\, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin
to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ.
khlieb', Lith. kl["e]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.]
Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly
shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. --Bacon.
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{Loaf sugar}, refined sugar that has been formed into a
conical loaf in a mold.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loaf
n 1: a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before
eating [syn: {loaf of bread}, {loaf}]
2: a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular
shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
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}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag},
{loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry},
{linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
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