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loaf

/loʊf/noun, verb1 syllable

Loaf means: be lazy or idle.

Synonyms for loaf25

noun, as in a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

loaf of bread

verb, as in be lazy or idle

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

verb, as in be about a place without any apparent purpose

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

What does loaf mean?4

verb

1

be lazy or idle“Her son is just bumming around all day”

2

be about a place without any apparent purpose“The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”

noun

1

a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

2

a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape“meat loaf”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Loaf in a sentence

  • A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.Mrew2Vier
  • Please slice a loaf of bread for me.AlanF_US
  • This knife is just good for slicing a loaf.unknown
  • She bought a loaf of bread this morning.CK
  • I bought a loaf of bread at the baker's.unknown
  • I bought a loaf of bread for breakfast.CK
  • He will work one day and loaf the next day.unknown
  • How much does a loaf of bread cost nowadays?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of loaf

as a noun

plural
loaves

as a verb

past tense
loafed
present participle
loafing
third-person singular
loafs
past participle
loafed