laze

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laze¹

  • /leɪz/

Sounds like lase, lays · Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

Back-formation from lazy.

verb lazes · lazing · lazed

  1. To be lazy, waste time. Behold by millions how thy men do fall Before Alphonsus like to sillie sheepe. And canst thou stand still lazing in this sort?
  2. To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge. The cat spent the afternoon lazing in the sun.

Similar: idle, loaf, take it easy, lounge, while away

noun lazes

  1. countable An instance of lazing. I had a laze on the beach after lunch.
  2. uncountable Laziness. The laze is real.

laze²

  • /leɪz/

Sounds like lase, lays · Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

Blend of lava + haze.

noun

  1. uncountable Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water. Moreover, dense laze plumes are known to contain as much as 10 to 15ppm of HCl (USGS, 2008).

Laze³

proper noun Lare · Shuitianhua

  1. A language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of languages, spoken in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County western Sichuan, China.

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verb be lazy, waste time

Españolholgazanear, haraganear, estar a la bartola, zanganear, flojear
中文散逛 sǎnguàng
Portuguêsvadiar
DeutschDäumchen drehen, faulenzen
Русскийбезде́льничать bezdélʹničatʹ, лентя́йничать lentjájničatʹ, бить баклу́ши bitʹ baklúši

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中文拉熱語 /拉热语

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@misc{laze_2026,
  title = {laze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}