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Another word for loaf

loaf Synonyms

loaf

n.

dough, roll, twist, bun, pastry, mass, lump, cube; see also bread 1, cake 2.

loaf Synonyms

loaf

v.

To do nothing useful
idle, trifle, lounge, kill time, be inactive, be unoccupied, be slothful, be indolent, vegetate, dally, take it easy, laze, twiddle the thumbs, not lift a finger, be lazy, loll, malinger, potter, drift, relax, slack, shirk, waste time, slow down, evade, dillydally, sit around, stand around, slack off, fritter time away, dream, let down, goof off*, bum*, goldbrick*, stall*, lollygag*, hand out*, hold up a corner*, piddle*; see also relax 1, rest 1.
To travel at an easy pace
loiter, stroll, saunter; see walk 1.

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Another word for loaf

verb

To pass time without working or in avoiding work:

bum¹ (around), idle, laze, loiter, lounge, shirk. (Slang) diddle², goldbrick, goof (off). See industrious

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The father cut slices from a loaf of brown bread.
I have water from the spring, and a loaf of brown bread on the shelf.--Hark!
The entrance to the bay, between the Sugar Loaf on the W.
Purchase a loaf of bread, sandwich additions, condiments and a sack of fruit or vegetables, dip, and a bag of trail mix for your hike.
Its name was in allusion to the custom that each worshipper should present in the church a loaf made of the new wheat as an offering of the first-fruits.

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