To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.

A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.

To lounge [a Middle English pejorative for "idle fellow"] is to engage in the most spectacular form of indolence as yet known to us. Unlike the flâneur, who loiters in the public square, the lounger - not to be confused with "lounge lizard," who merely poses as a lounger - prefers to outwit ennui in the cool, dim depths of a red-velvet-swathed bar (a.k.a. a "lounge"). Thanks to the recent cocktail music revival, this much-neglected term has made an astonishing comeback. See: FLÂNEUR, INDOLENT, INSOUCIANT.

sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"