"loaf" meaning in English

See loaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ləʊf/ [UK], /loʊf/ [US] Forms: loaf [singular], loaves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|loaf|loaves}} [POS TABLE]
  1. (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
    Sense id: simple-loaf-en-noun-mhGn9x-U
  2. Any solid block of food, such as meat.
    Sense id: simple-loaf-en-noun-2uOQuW5-

Verb

IPA: /ləʊf/ [UK], /loʊf/ [US] Forms: loaf [canonical], loafs [third-person, singular], loafed [past], loafed [past, participle], loafing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To do nothing, to be idle.
    Sense id: simple-loaf-en-verb-CA3E-kUL Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "loaf about, loaf around."
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