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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loll \Loll\ (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled} (l[o^]ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily,
     loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and
     E. lull. Cf. {Lill}, {Lull}.]
     1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw
        one's self down; to lie at ease; as, to loll around the


        house on a lazy summer day.
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              Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden.
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     2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or
        a log when heated with labor or exertion.
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              The triple porter of the Stygian seat,
              With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or
        other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood
        lolling in the furrow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loll \Loll\, v. t.
     To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue.
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           Fierce tigers couched around and lolled their fawning
           tongues.                                 --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loll
       v 1: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" [syn: {droop}]
       2: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
          [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse
          about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's
          time}, {lounge around}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "loll":
     bed, bed down, bum, bum around, couch, crawl, curl up, diddle,
     do nothing, droop, go to bed, go to rest, goof off, grovel,
     hang around, idle, lay, laze, lazy, lie, lie around, lie down,
     lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loaf, loiter,
     loiter about, loll around, lollop, lollop around, lop, lounge,
     lounge around, mooch around, moon, moon around, recline, repose,
     rest, settle to rest, sit around, slouch, slouch around, slump,
     snug down, sprawl, stand around, take it easy, take life easy,
     trollop
  
  

















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