Saturday, January 17, 2009

need to know basis

loll (lŏl)

–verb (used without object)
1. to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa.

2. to hang loosely; droop; dangle: The dog stood in the heat with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.

–verb (used with object)
3. to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.

–noun Archaic.
4. the act of lolling.

5. a person or thing that lolls.

Origin:
1300–50; ME lollen, lullen (perh. imit.); cf. MD lollen doze, sit over the fire

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