laze

C2+ Topic:Time
US /leɪz/ UK /leɪz/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to spend time relaxing idly

    We lazed by the pool all afternoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to spend time relaxing idly loungeloafidlerelaxlolldawdle
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms lazing
Related forms lazylazinesslazily

Etymology

A back-formation from lazy (16th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle Low German lasich 'slack, feeble').

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