loaf Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
loaf of bread.
noun a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
- meat loaf
- sugar loaf
- a loaf of cheese
verb be lazy or idle
fuck off; lounge around; loll; lounge about; frig around; bum; arse around; bum around; waste one's time; arse about; loll around; bum about.
- Her son is just bumming around all day
verb be about
footle; mess about; lallygag; linger; lollygag; lurk; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

OE. lof, laf, AS. hlaf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klëpas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.

plural Loaves

Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. Bacon.

G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See Leap.

imperfect & past participle Loafed ; present participle & verbal noun Loafing

To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. " Loafing vagabonds." W. Black.