1. (

• housing ,
• lodging ,
• living_accommodations

) structures collectively in which people are housed ;

2. (

• lodgment ,
• lodgement ,
• lodging

) the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" ;

3. (

• lodging

) the act of lodging ;

1. (

• lodge ,

) be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?" ;

2. (

• lodge ,
• wedge ,
• stick ,
• deposit

) put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" ;

3. (

• charge ,
• lodge ,
• file ,

) file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" ;

4. (

• lodge ,
• accommodate ,

) provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" ;