loaf in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
loaf in Hindi हिन्दी
loaf in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
loaf in Marathi मराठी
loaf in Sindhi سنڌي
loaf in Telugu తెలుగు
loaf in English
- loaf⇄expr. half a loaf, (Informal.) half of something desired or deserved.
Ex. Urban Negroes ... tend to regard the housing provisions in the rights bill as less than half a loaf (New York Times). - loaf⇄loaf (1), noun, pl.loaves.
1. bread baked as one piece.
Ex. The loaf came apart easily from the loaves it was baked with.
2. a rather large cake, often baked in the shape of a loaf of bread.
3. anything like a loaf in shape, espe - loaf⇄loaf (2), intransitive verb.
to spend time idly; do nothing.
Ex. I can loaf all day Saturday. - loaf⇄v.t. to idle (away).
Ex. to loaf one's life away.