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Definition of loaf verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loaf

verb
 
/ləʊf/
 
/ləʊf/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they loaf
 
/ləʊf/
 
/ləʊf/
he / she / it loafs
 
/ləʊfs/
 
/ləʊfs/
past simple loafed
 
/ləʊft/
 
/ləʊft/
past participle loafed
 
/ləʊft/
 
/ləʊft/
-ing form loafing
 
/ˈləʊfɪŋ/
 
/ˈləʊfɪŋ/
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  1. loaf (about/around) to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working synonym hang about
    • A group of kids were loafing around outside.
    Word Originverb mid 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from loafer.
See loaf in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
perspective
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