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Noun [English]

IPA: /ləʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊf/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loaf.wav Forms: loaves [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊf Etymology: * From Middle English lof, laf, from Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf of bread”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”). Cognate with Scots laif (“loaf”), German Laib (“loaf”), Swedish lev (“loaf”), Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”), Polish chleb (“bread”); as a borrowing, Finnish leipä (“bread”), Estonian leib (“black bread”). Doublet of chleb and khleb. * (brain or head): Rhyming slang, shortened from "loaf of bread". Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lof}} Middle English lof, {{inh|en|ang|hlāf||bread, loaf of bread}} Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf of bread”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hlaib}} Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hlaibaz||bread, loaf}} Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|ang|hlifian||to stand out prominently, tower up}} Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”), {{cog|sco|laif||loaf}} Scots laif (“loaf”), {{cog|de|Laib||loaf}} German Laib (“loaf”), {{cog|sv|lev||loaf}} Swedish lev (“loaf”), {{cog|ru|хлеб||bread, loaf}} Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”), {{cog|pl|chleb||bread}} Polish chleb (“bread”), {{cog|fi|leipä||bread}} Finnish leipä (“bread”), {{cog|et|leib||black bread}} Estonian leib (“black bread”), {{doublet|en|chleb|khleb}} Doublet of chleb and khleb, {{sense|brain or head}} (brain or head): Head templates: {{en-noun|loaves}} loaf (plural loaves)
  1. (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. Categories (topical): Food and drink Translations (block of bread): ἄρτος (ártos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), رَغِيف (raḡīf) [masculine] (Arabic), самун (samun) [masculine] (Bulgarian), франзела (franzela) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 一條麵包 (Chinese Mandarin), 一条面包 (yī tiáo miànbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), torth [feminine] (Cornish), bochník [masculine] (Czech), pecen [masculine] (Czech), brood [neuter] (Dutch), leipä (Finnish), limppu (Finnish), baguette [feminine] (French), miche [feminine] (French), pain [masculine] (French), bolo [masculine] (Galician), molete [masculine] (Galician), sembra [feminine] (Galician), panocha [feminine] (Galician), tarxa [feminine] (Galician), regueifa [feminine] (Galician), fogaza [feminine] (Galician), ბატონი (baṭoni) (Georgian), Laib [masculine] (German), Laib Brot [masculine] (German), Brot [neuter] (German), καρβέλι (karvéli) [neuter] (Greek), φρατζόλα (fratzóla) [feminine] (Greek), כיכר (kikár) (Hebrew), kenyér (Hungarian), hleifur [masculine] (Icelandic), brauð [neuter] (Icelandic), bulkka (Ingrian), bairín [masculine] (Irish), bollóg [feminine] (Irish), builín [masculine] (Irish), pagnotta [feminine] (Italian), pan carrè [masculine] (Italian), pane in cassetta [masculine] (Italian), パン一塊 (pan hito katamari) (Japanese), パン一斤 (pan ikkin) (Japanese), pānis [masculine] (Latin), kukulis (Latvian), klaips [masculine] (Latvian), ве́кна (vékna) [feminine] (Macedonian), сому́н (somún) [masculine] (Macedonian), rohi (Maori), хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ) [masculine] (Old Church Slavonic), bochenek [masculine] (Polish), bochen [masculine] (Polish), pão [masculine] (Portuguese), pâine [feminine] (Romanian), franzelă [feminine] (Romanian), jimblă [feminine] (Romanian), буха́нка (buxánka) [feminine] (Russian), бу́лка (búlka) [feminine] (Russian), бато́н (batón) [masculine] (Russian), lof [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), вѐкна [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), векница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), хле̏б [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), хље̏б [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), штру̏ца [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vèkna [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), veknica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hlȅb [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hljȅb [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), štrȕca [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hleb [masculine] (Slovene), hlebec [masculine] (Slovene), štruca [feminine] (Slovene), pan [masculine] (Spanish), hogaza [feminine] (Spanish), mkate [class-3, class-4] (Swahili), limpa [common-gender] (Swedish), pʼȍkúna (Taos), torth [feminine] (Welsh), לעבל (lebl) [neuter] (Yiddish), לאַבן (labn) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-noun-en:bread Disambiguation of Food and drink: 57 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 10 12 9 28 24 6 10 Disambiguation of 'block of bread': 57 12 15 12 4
  2. Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar. Translations (block of food): torth [feminine] (Cornish), mureke (english: minced meat) (Finnish), toppa (english: sugar) (Finnish), kimpale (Finnish), hleifur [masculine] (Icelandic), pan [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-noun-Jhz4QLqr Categories (other): Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 11 12 24 22 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 14 10 25 28 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 10 12 9 28 24 6 10 Disambiguation of 'block of food': 14 70 0 12 4
  3. (Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head. Tags: Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang Alternative form of: loaf of bread (extra: the brain or the head) Synonyms: bonce, noddle, nut, head Translations (head (slang)): polla (Finnish), capoccia [feminine] (Italian), коча́н (kočán) [masculine] (Russian), mollera [feminine] (Spanish), testa [feminine, slang] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-noun-RN2447nH Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 11 12 24 22 14 9 Disambiguation of 'head (slang)': 8 4 61 17 10
  4. A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut. Translations (large block of soap): tanko (Finnish), savonnette [feminine] (French), panetto [masculine] (Italian), barra [feminine] (Portuguese), barra [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-noun-DjjeUX4W Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Taos translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 5 4 32 7 5 7 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 10 16 12 25 13 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 11 13 12 29 13 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 14 7 34 13 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 13 12 29 13 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 13 12 27 11 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 11 12 24 22 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 14 10 25 28 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 12 14 8 33 13 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 14 7 34 13 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 14 7 34 13 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 14 10 35 17 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations: 7 13 5 52 11 2 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 13 12 28 13 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 13 12 29 13 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 11 13 12 29 13 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 11 14 8 33 13 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 13 12 30 13 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Taos translations: 11 15 10 33 13 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 10 12 9 28 24 6 10 Disambiguation of 'large block of soap': 18 16 0 61 5
  5. (cellular automata) A particular still life configuration with seven living cells. Categories (topical): Cellular automata
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-noun-MuiivAcT Categories (other): Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 11 12 24 22 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 14 10 25 28 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 10 12 9 28 24 6 10 Topics: cellular-automata, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /ləʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊf/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loaf.wav Forms: loafs [present, singular, third-person], loafing [participle, present], loafed [participle, past], loafed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊf Etymology: * From Middle English lof, laf, from Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf of bread”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”). Cognate with Scots laif (“loaf”), German Laib (“loaf”), Swedish lev (“loaf”), Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”), Polish chleb (“bread”); as a borrowing, Finnish leipä (“bread”), Estonian leib (“black bread”). Doublet of chleb and khleb. * (brain or head): Rhyming slang, shortened from "loaf of bread". Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lof}} Middle English lof, {{inh|en|ang|hlāf||bread, loaf of bread}} Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf of bread”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hlaib}} Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hlaibaz||bread, loaf}} Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|ang|hlifian||to stand out prominently, tower up}} Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”), {{cog|sco|laif||loaf}} Scots laif (“loaf”), {{cog|de|Laib||loaf}} German Laib (“loaf”), {{cog|sv|lev||loaf}} Swedish lev (“loaf”), {{cog|ru|хлеб||bread, loaf}} Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”), {{cog|pl|chleb||bread}} Polish chleb (“bread”), {{cog|fi|leipä||bread}} Finnish leipä (“bread”), {{cog|et|leib||black bread}} Estonian leib (“black bread”), {{doublet|en|chleb|khleb}} Doublet of chleb and khleb, {{sense|brain or head}} (brain or head): Head templates: {{en-verb}} loaf (third-person singular simple present loafs, present participle loafing, simple past and past participle loafed)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-verb-NI0q8nBl Categories (other): Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 11 12 24 22 14 9
  2. (Internet slang) To assume or be in catloaf position (for cats or other animals) Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-verb-l0hC0wXb Categories (other): Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 10 12 9 28 24 6 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ləʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊf/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loaf.wav Forms: loafs [present, singular, third-person], loafing [participle, present], loafed [participle, past], loafed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊf Etymology: Probably a back-formation from loafer. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|loafer|nocap=3}} back-formation from loafer Head templates: {{en-verb}} loaf (third-person singular simple present loafs, present participle loafing, simple past and past participle loafed)
  1. (intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: idle, laze, lounge Derived forms: loaf about, loaf around Translations (do nothing): ῥαθυμέω (rhathuméō) (Ancient Greek), безделнича (bezdelniča) (Bulgarian), gandulejar (Catalan), ᎡᏙᎵᏙᎭ (edolidoha) (Cherokee), zahálet (Czech), niksen (Dutch), rondlummelen (Dutch), maleksia (Finnish), paresser (French), nichts tun (German), herumlungern (German), rumhängen [colloquial] (German), τεμπελιάζω (tempeliázo) (Greek), κοπροσκυλιάζω (koproskyliázo) (Greek), λουφάρω (loufáro) (Greek), slóra (Icelandic), bheith ag leadaíocht (thart) (Irish), oziare (Italian), bighellare (Italian), girovagare (Italian), vagabondare (Italian), trastullarsi (Italian), slaistīties (Latvian), де́нгуби (déngubi) (Macedonian), безде́лничи (bezdélniči) (Macedonian), ānewanewa (Maori), kaweka (Maori), whakapāeko (Maori), whakapateko (Maori), bimbać [colloquial, imperfective] (Polish), przebimbać [colloquial, perfective] (Polish), vadiar (Portuguese), trândăvi (Romanian), lenevi (Romanian), бездельничать (bezdelʹničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), holgazanear (Spanish), estar a la bartola (Spanish), golfear (Spanish), diogi (Welsh), stelcian (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-loaf-en-verb-CA3E-kUL Disambiguation of Cats: 5 5 4 13 7 6 22 38 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 6 7 5 18 7 4 8 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 6 20 10 2 6 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 5 4 32 7 5 7 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 3 21 10 3 4 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 9 2 20 7 2 7 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 12 8 18 16 5 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 6 8 7 18 8 11 7 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 9 7 18 13 7 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 7 5 18 8 7 9 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 8 7 23 8 7 7 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 10 4 21 7 6 8 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 9 7 20 8 5 7 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 10 5 18 20 5 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 8 4 21 8 5 8 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 7 8 17 8 9 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 8 12 17 7 7 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 8 8 19 8 8 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 8 4 21 8 5 8 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 8 5 20 7 5 8 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 7 7 5 18 8 7 9 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "barracouta loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "catloaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "catloafed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "confinement loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cottage loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "disciplinary loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Dutch loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "farmhouse loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "farthing loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "flesh loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fleshloaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "French loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "frosted ribbon loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "granary loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "half a loaf is better than no bread"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "half a loaf is better than no loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "half a loaf is better than none"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loaf bread"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loaflike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loaf of bread"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loaf pan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loaf sugar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "malt loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meatless loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meat loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meatloaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nut loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pan-loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pimento loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch a loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plain loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Pullman loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ribbon loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sandwich loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sugar loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sugar-loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tank loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "temse loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Vienna loaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wave loaf"
    }
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    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "লোফ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: লোফ (lōph)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: লোফ (lōph)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mh",
            "2": "ļoob",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marshallese: ļoob",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marshallese: ļoob"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "loff",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: loff",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: loff"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "loff",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: loff",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: loff"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "lofa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Scottish Gaelic: lofa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Scottish Gaelic: lofa"
    }
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "lof"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English lof",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "4": "",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hlaib",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlaibaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bread, loaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hlifian",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to stand out prominently, tower up"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "laif",
        "3": "",
        "4": "loaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots laif (“loaf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Laib",
        "3": "",
        "4": "loaf"
      },
      "expansion": "German Laib (“loaf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "lev",
        "3": "",
        "4": "loaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish lev (“loaf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "хлеб",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bread, loaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "chleb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bread"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish chleb (“bread”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "leipä",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bread"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish leipä (“bread”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
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          "word": "tanko"
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          "sense": "large block of soap",
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          "sense": "large block of soap",
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            "feminine"
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        "(cellular automata) A particular still life configuration with seven living cells."
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        "cellular-automata",
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          "word": "loaf about"
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          "word": "loaf around"
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          "text": "2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text\nThey don’t (often) kill other animals, they probably form monogamous pairs, and we know they share parental care of chicks, and loaf and bathe in large, congenial groups."
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          "word": "idle"
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          "word": "laze"
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          "word": "lounge"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezdelniča",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "безделнича"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "gandulejar"
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          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "edolidoha",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "ᎡᏙᎵᏙᎭ"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "zahálet"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "niksen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "rondlummelen"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "maleksia"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "paresser"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "nichts tun"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "herumlungern"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
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          "word": "rumhängen"
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        {
          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "τεμπελιάζω"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "koproskyliázo",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "κοπροσκυλιάζω"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "λουφάρω"
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          "code": "grc",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "ῥαθυμέω"
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        {
          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "slóra"
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "bheith ag leadaíocht (thart)"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "oziare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "bighellare"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "girovagare"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "vagabondare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "trastullarsi"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "slaistīties"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "déngubi",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "де́нгуби"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bezdélniči",
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          "word": "безде́лничи"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "ānewanewa"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "kaweka"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "whakapāeko"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "whakapateko"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bimbać"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "przebimbać"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "vadiar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "trândăvi"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "lenevi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "bezdelʹničatʹ",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "бездельничать"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "holgazanear"
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "estar a la bartola"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "golfear"
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        {
          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "diogi"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "do nothing",
          "word": "stelcian"
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
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    "Terms with Ingrian translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
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    },
    {
      "word": "catloaf"
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      "word": "catloafed"
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    {
      "word": "confinement loaf"
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    {
      "word": "cottage loaf"
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    {
      "word": "disciplinary loaf"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "farmhouse loaf"
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    {
      "word": "farthing loaf"
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    {
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      "word": "fleshloaf"
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      "word": "French loaf"
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    {
      "word": "frosted ribbon loaf"
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    {
      "word": "granary loaf"
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    {
      "word": "half a loaf is better than no bread"
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    {
      "word": "half a loaf is better than no loaf"
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    {
      "word": "half a loaf is better than none"
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      "word": "loaf bread"
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      "word": "loaf pan"
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    {
      "word": "loaf sugar"
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      "word": "malt loaf"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "is",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "large block of soap",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "large block of soap",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "large block of soap",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "lounge"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "is",
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      "word": "slóra"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pl",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "word": "holgazanear"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "do nothing",
      "word": "estar a la bartola"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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    {
      "code": "cy",
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      "word": "diogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "do nothing",
      "word": "stelcian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loaf"
}

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