How to pronounce lodge

Say it like this: /lɑd͡ʒ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/lɑd͡ʒ/

What does lodge mean?

nounA building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.

A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.

A local chapter of a trade union.

verbTo be firmly fixed in a specified position.

“The bullet missed its target and lodged in the bark of a tree.”

To firmly fix in a specified position.

“I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.”

To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.

“The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street.”

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