Definition of LOAF

loaf

Plural: loaves

Noun

  • A shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
  • a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
    • "meat loaf"
    • "sugar loaf"
    • "a loaf of cheese"
  • A block of bread after baking.
  • Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
  • Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head.
  • A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
  • A particular still life configuration with seven living cells.
  • A catloaf.

Verb

Verb Forms: loafed, loafing, loafs

  • To spend time idly; to stand or move lazily.
  • be lazy or idle
  • be about
  • To headbutt
  • To do nothing, to be idle.

Examples

  • He envisioned the new letters forming a delicious ’LOAF’ on the Words With Friends board.
  • His opponent would often loaf between turns, making the Scrabble game last forever.
  • loaf about, loaf around
  • use one's loaf

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz
Proto-West Germanic *hlaib
Old English hlāf
Middle English lof
English loaf
* From Middle English lof, laf, from Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf of bread”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”). Cognate with Scots laif (“loaf”), German Laib (“loaf”), Swedish lev (“loaf”), Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread, loaf”), Polish chleb (“bread”); as a borrowing, Finnish leipä (“bread”), Estonian leib (“black bread”). Doublet of chleb and khleb.
* (brain or head): Rhyming slang, ellipsis of loaf of bread.

Synonyms

arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, footle, frig around, fuck off, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf of bread, loiter, loll, loll around, lollygag, lounge, lounge about, lounge around, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, waste one's time, bean, beaner, belfry, block, bonce, brain bucket, brainbox, dome, head, idle, laze, loaf, lolly, napper, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut, sconce, skull

Scrabble Score: 7

loaf: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loaf: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loaf: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

loaf: valid Words With Friends Word