": one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle Dutch lollaert , from lollen to mutter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4-l\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Lolo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nosu":[],
": the Tibeto-Burman language of the Nosu people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Pekingese) lo 2 lo 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u014d(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025912",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"loll":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act of lolling : a relaxed posture":[],
": to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner : lounge":[
"He lolled around in his pajamas all day."
],
": to hang loosely or laxly : droop":[
"a dog with its tongue lolling out"
],
": to let droop or dangle":[
"lolled his tongue out in contempt"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a dog with its tongue lolling out",
"Her head was lolling to one side.",
"She was lolling by the pool.",
"He lolled about in his pajamas all day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Mid-August was always my favorite part of summer: still time to loll in the relaxing heat of the season with the sweet anticipation of a new season waiting in the wings. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Visitors to Gary\u2019s Marquette Park will soon have more to do than just loll around at the beach and gaze at the Chicago skyline. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2021",
"The community takes particular pride in its Town Green, the scene of summer concerts and kids\u2019 movies, where families loll on the grass with picnic baskets and bottles of wine. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
"Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics Outside the castle, international journalists jostle for space, police ensure mask-wearing crowds maintain social distance and children loll beside their parents. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The superiority of the wool, extra soft against your skin, goes beyond its feel: Its purveyors loll on landscapes where carbon-capturing practices are carried out, which aim to enhance the soil\u2019s ability to take in more carbon from its surroundings. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"In late June, the cones haven\u2019t yet dropped, but a few, the size of mangoes and faded from the sun, loll around beneath their trees. \u2014 Leslie Pariseau, Saveur , 18 Sep. 2017",
"Red elastic bands loll from pegs in the cinderblock like exhausted tongues. \u2014 Adam Kuhlmann, Longreads , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Ten plump mussels lolled in a marinade with a red-siren glow that reminded me of Sichuan chile oil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for loll Verb idle , loaf , lounge , loll , laze mean to spend time doing nothing. idle may be used in reference to persons that move lazily or without purpose. idled the day away loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as though there were nothing to do. she does her work and then loafs the rest of the day lounge , though occasionally used as equal to idle or loaf , typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or of physical comfort and ease in relaxation. he lounged against the wall loll also carries an implication of a posture similar to that of lounge , but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude. lolling on the couch laze usually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure. lazed about between appointments",
"synonyms":[
"droop",
"flag",
"hang",
"sag",
"swag",
"wilt"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030548",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"lollapalooza":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"a huge birthday bash that promises to be a lollapalooza of a party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mikhail might have shuffled off this mortal coil early, but his spirit lingers in a lollapalooza gallery that represents in flavor and type, though not in exact content, Impressionist salons in the 1870s into the early 1880s. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Worries about Trump\u2019s button finger were seeping out of Washington even before the book lollapalooza . \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 5 Jan. 2018",
"After a lollapalooza trial, Marshall was convicted of larceny in 2009 and spent a few months in prison before his death in 2014. \u2014 Alessandra Stanley, New York Times , 6 Oct. 2017"
": to proceed with a bounding or bobbing motion":[]
},
"examples":[
"the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"loll + -op (as in gallop )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4-l\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bounce",
"bound",
"hop",
"lope",
"skip",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071634",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"lolly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": money":[]
},
"examples":[
"I had to cough up the lolly when I lost the bet.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This gourmet chocolate shop makes everything from message heart chocolate lollies to heart truffles. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Boxes of lollies will also be on sale (20 percent off) in See\u2019s shops and online in honor of the holiday. \u2014 Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News , 19 July 2019",
"While Penelope opted for a rainbow dress covered in lollies and sweets, North's dress featured a plethora of candy prints, including gummy bears, jelly beans, and chocolate candies. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2019",
"Adjacent Bronte Road is lined with cafes if you fancy fish and chips, or pop to the kiosk at Bronte Surf Life Saving Club, near the north end, for drinks, snacks, and ice lollies to take away. \u2014 Sophie Davies, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Inside this freezer were the ice lollies that were my mother\u2019s only comfort during her dying. \u2014 Deborah Levy, The Cut , 1 July 2018",
"And then one day, a terrible thing happened in the lolly scheme of things. \u2014 Deborah Levy, The Cut , 1 July 2018",
"On a visit to the factory last March, Mr Macri praised its franchise business model and its pistachio-flavoured lollies . \u2014 The Economist , 18 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for lollipop":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202041",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lollygag":{
"antonyms":[
"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"definitions":{
": to fool around and waste time : dawdle":[
"Stop lollygagging and get to work.",
"We were slow because the girl was lollygagging , the photographer was photographing, and I was on crutches.",
"\u2014 James Robison",
"The first author he'd chosen was lollygagging on his manuscript, so it was my chance.",
"\u2014 Neal Pollack",
"\u2026 rally the team of lallygagging lawmakers \u2026",
"\u2014 The Hightower Lowdown"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was kicked off the team for lollygagging during practice.",
": one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4-l\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle Dutch lollaert , from lollen to mutter":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-205155"
},
"lollipop":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick":[],
": a piece of food served on the end of a stick":[
"a chicken lollipop",
"cake lollipops"
],
": a round stop sign on a pole used to stop traffic (as at a school crossing)":[
"Darlington inventor Andrew Turner created a prototype for an illuminated lollipop for school crossing patrols.",
"\u2014 Mark Copping"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccp\u00e4p",
"\u02c8l\u00e4-li-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a hospital room full of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses, there was no conductor, no lollipop man. \u2014 Shane Snow, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"These kids are creating the healthy alternatives themselves, such as a brilliant idea called a lollipop drive. \u2014 Ed Kressy, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"All distant flashes of rich culture, a universe away from the corner shops, brewpubs, and lollipop men that littered our neighborhood in South London. \u2014 Zain Asher, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"The students testified that the lollipop was invented in 1908 by a New Haven resident. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One photo of a young girl holding a gun while sucking on a lollipop , posted March 15, was shared more than 1,500 times in three days. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Your dad is the sweetest guy there is \u2014 and these paper ribbons with a lollipop center are the cutest way to tell him exactly that. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Cooking roti, a chicken lollipop by the fire and picking out a new pair of plastic shoes once a year were simple, meaningful moments. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The lollipop shape contains a mix of nutmeg, ragout sauce and lasagna distillate covered in a b\u00e9chamel gel that creates a whitish coating of puffed, crispy egg pasta powder. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from English dialect lolly tongue + pop entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093301"
},
"lollipop lady":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a female crossing guard who carries a lollipop sign (see lollipop sense 3 )":[
"She had been ever-present at St Mary's Primary School over the past 11 years, serving as a teaching assistant and dinner lady as well as a lollipop lady .",
"\u2014 James Franklin , Daily Echo , 3 Dec. 2013"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012142"
},
"lollipop man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a male crossing guard who carries a lollipop sign (see lollipop sense 3 )":[
"Mrs Purcell said she is worried about the safety of pupils at Llangiwg Primary School which is set to lose its \"much-loved\" lollipop man .",
"\u2014 Gill Roberts , South Wales Evening Post , 5 Dec. 2013"
