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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lodge \Lodge\, v. t. [OE. loggen, OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge, n. ] 1. To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to receive; to hold. [1913 Webster] Every house was proud to lodge a knight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] The memory can lodge a greater store of images than all the senses can present at one time. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive to shelter; to track to covert. [1913 Webster] The deer is lodged; I have tracked her to her covert. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged their arms in the arsenal. [1913 Webster] 4. To cause to stop or rest in; to implant. [1913 Webster] He lodged an arrow in a tender breast. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 5. To lay down; to prostrate. [1913 Webster] Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. To present or bring (information, a complaint) before a court or other authority; as, to lodge a complaint. [PJC] To lodge an information, to enter a formal complaint. [1913 Webster]