[lair] 
| 1. | a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair. |
| 2. | a secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway: a pirate's lair. |
| 3. | British. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed. |
| 4. | to place in a lair. |
| 5. | to serve as a lair for. |
| 6. | to go to, lie in, or have a lair. |
[lair] | 1. | British Dialect. mud; mire. |
| 2. | Scot. to sink or stick in mud or mire. |
[lair] | a man who dresses garishly and is crude or vulgar; showoff. |
| lair (lâr) n.
[Middle English, from Old English leger; see legh- in Indo-European roots.] |
