"lounges" in the noun sense
1. sofa, couch, lounge
an upholstered seat for more than one person
2. lounge, waiting room, waiting area
a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
"lounges" in the verb sense
1. lounge
sit or recline comfortably
"He was lounging on the sofa"
2. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
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