loaf
loaf1 /ləʊf $ loʊf/ 
noun (plural loaves /ləʊvz $ loʊvz/)
1. [countable] bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and can be cut into slices:
a loaf of bread
white/wholemeal/granary etc loaf British English
a sliced loaf British English
2. [uncountable and countable] food that has been cut into very small pieces, pressed together, and baked:
a meat loaf
3. use your loaf British English old-fashioned used to tell someone to think more carefully about what they are doing
loaf2 verb [intransitive]
SYN hang around/round
loaf around/about
They spend all day loafing around on street corners.
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noun (plural loaves /ləʊvz $ loʊvz/) Language: Old English
Origin: hlaf
Origin: hlaf
1. [countable] bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and can be cut into slices:
white/wholemeal/granary etc loaf British English
a sliced loaf British English
2. [uncountable and countable] food that has been cut into very small pieces, pressed together, and baked:
3. use your loaf British English old-fashioned used to tell someone to think more carefully about what they are doing
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verb [intransitive] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from loafer
written to spend time somewhere and not do very much Origin: Probably from loafer
SYN hang around/round
loaf around/about