What is the meaning of Lodge?

noun

• English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940.
  • synonyms: Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge
• A formal association of people with similar interests.
  • usage: "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
  • synonyms: club, social club, society, guild, gild, order
• Small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener.
• A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter.
  • synonyms: hunting lodge
• Any of various Native American dwellings.
  • synonyms: indian lodge
• A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
  • synonyms: hostel, hostelry, inn, auberge

verb

• Be a lodger; stay temporarily.
  • usage: "Where are you lodging in Paris"
• Put, fix, force, or implant.
  • usage: "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
  • synonyms: wedge, stick, deposit
• File a formal charge against.
  • usage: "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
  • synonyms: charge, file
• Provide housing for.
  • usage: "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
  • synonyms: accommodate