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laze
[
leyz
]
Origin
laze
/
leɪz
/
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[
leyz
]
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verb,
lazed,
laz·ing,
noun
verb (used without object)
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)
2.
to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by
away
).
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to flee; abscond:
to bark; yelp.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to spend time idly; loaf.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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noun
3.
a period of ease or indolence:
a quiet laze in the
hammock
.
Origin:
1585–95;
back formation from
lazy
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laze
(leɪz)
—
vb
(often foll by
away
)
1.
(
intr
) to be indolent or lazy
2.
to spend (time) in indolence
—
n
3.
the act or an instance of idling
[C16: back formation from
lazy
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
laze
1590s, back formation from
lazy
. Related: Lazing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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