The noun lodge has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Lodge, Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge -- (English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940))
2. club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order -- (a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today")
3. lodge -- (small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener)
4. lodge, hunting lodge -- (a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter)
5. lodge, indian lodge -- (any of various native American dwellings)
6. hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge -- (a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers)
Overview of verb lodge
The verb lodge has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) lodge -- (be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?")
2. (1) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")
3. (1) charge, lodge, file -- (file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife")
4. lodge, accommodate -- (provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester")