loaf in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
loaf in Hindi हिन्दी
loaf in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
loaf in Kashmiri कॉशुर
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.