laze

[ leyz ]
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verb (used without object),lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.

verb (used with object),lazed, laz·ing.
  1. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by away).

noun
  1. a period of ease or indolence: a quiet laze in the hammock.

Origin of laze

1
First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy

synonym study For laze

1, 2. See lounge.

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How to use laze in a sentence

  • Thare aint no proffitt in keeping a hen for his eggs, if he laze less than one a day.

    Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw
  • For the present I have no time and no right to laze and enjoy myself.'

    Under the Chinese Dragon | F. S. Brereton
  • Sunshine-and-shadow time for birds to sing by; sunshine-and-shadow time for mortals to laze and dream by.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  • It was a land to laze in, to do nothing in haste; only the wind stirred it up to a semblance of passion.

    A Leisurely Tour in England | James John Hissey
  • "Water enough for him to laze away his time fishin' when he's sober, and deep enough to drown him when he's drunk," said Wingate.

British Dictionary definitions for laze

laze

/ (leɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to be indolent or lazy

  2. (tr often foll by away) to spend (time) in indolence

noun
  1. the act or an instance of idling

Origin of laze

1
C16: back formation from lazy

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