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English noun: loaf

1. loaf (food) a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating


Synonymsloaf of bread


Broader (hypernym)bread, breadstuff, staff of life


Narrower (hyponym)French loaf, meat loaf, meatloaf


Part holonymheel

2. loaf (food) a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape


SamplesMeat loaf.
Sugar loaf.
A loaf of cheese.


Broader (hypernym)food, solid food


Narrower (hyponym)haslet, headcheese, loaf sugar, lunch meat, luncheon meat, pound cake, scrapple, sugar loaf, sugarloaf


English verb: loaf

1. loaf (stative) be lazy or idle


SamplesHer son is just bumming around all day.


Synonymsarse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)idle, laze, slug, stagnate

2. loaf (stative) be about


SamplesThe high school students like to loiter in the Central Square.
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?.


Synonymsfootle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)be


Narrower (hyponym)lurch, prowl









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