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Synonyms for loaf

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

lounge loiter mill around mill about

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Lounge

lounge, loiter, mill around, mill about, bum, bum around informal, hang around, frig around, mess about, loll around, loll, idle, laze, laze around informal, linger, lurk, lollygag US, footle, fuck off vulgar slang, arse around vulgar slang UK IE, arse about slang, tarry dated

Other

swear, laze about informal

Noun

1. Nut — ellipsis of loaf of bread, the brain or the head

nut, head, bean, noodle, block, noggin, bonce, dome

Other

dolly

Antonyms

exert

All antonyms of loaf →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To headbutt

  2. n. 1

    A block of bread after baking.

Related words

Phrases
loaf about loaf around loaf bread loaf sugar pinch a loaf confinement loaf disciplinary loaf frosted ribbon loaf

Forms

Plural
loaves → nuts, heads, beans, noodles…
Past participle
loafed
e.g. loafed → lounged, loitered, bummed, lolled…

Example sentences

  • swear When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
loafrising
swearrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
nut1, bum1
4 letters
head1, bean1, dome1, idle2, lurk1, loll1, laze
5 letters
block1, swear1, dolly2, tarry2, bonce
6 letters
lounge1, noodle2, linger2, noggin, loiter2, footle
8 letters
lollygag

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
flemmarder