Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lounge \Lounge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Lounging}.] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF.
   longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the
   centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference
   also to L. longus long. Cf. {Long}, a.]
   To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to
   pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an
   indolent manner.

         We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature,
         yawn over politics.                      --J. Hannay.

Lounge \Lounge\, n.
   1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently;
      a place of lounging.

            She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose
            shop ?erved as a fashionable lounge.  --Miss
                                                  Edgeworth.

   2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may
      lie or recline.

Source : WordNet®

lounge
     v 1: sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
     2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
        Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
        the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf},
         {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger},
         {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

lounge
     n 1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {sofa}, {couch}]
     2: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where
        people can wait [syn: {waiting room}, {waiting area}]