lounge
lounge (lounj) verb
lounged, lounging, lounges
verb, intransitive
1. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll: lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.
2. To pass time idly: lounged in Venice till June.
verb, transitive
To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way: lounged the day away.
noun
1. A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.
2. An establishment or a room in an establishment, as in a hotel or restaurant, where cocktails are served.
3. a. A living room. b. A lobby.
4. A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.
[Possibly from French s'allonger, to stretch out, from Old French alongier, to lengthen, from Medieval Latin allongāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin longus, long. See long1.]
loungʹer noun