The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - lodge n.

1) hunting-lodge, cabin, chalet, cottage, house; gatehouse, shelter, hut: I have a small lodge in the mountains. 2) branch, chapter: He belongs to the Manchester lodge of the Masons. --v. 3) reside, live, dwell, abide, stay, stop, room, occupy rooms: For years they lodged together at 221B Baker Street. 4) accommodate, board, put up, billet, quarter, house, take in; shelter, harbour: Mrs Mulrooney is lodging a student in her spare room. Her house cannot lodge more than three. 5) stick, wedge, catch, deposit, become stuck or wedged or fixed or caught or deposited, embed itself, become embedded: I've got an apple pip lodged in one of my back teeth. 6) register, enter, record, submit, bring forward, set forth or out, file: We lodged a complaint against our neighbours because of the noise.