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loafed
past simple and past participle ofloaf
loaf
verb[ I ]
informaluk /ləʊf/ us /loʊf/
to avoid activity, especially work: 懒散；（尤指）偷懒
Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!别偷懒了，赶快把窗户擦干净！
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to spend time doing nothing or very little
lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
be at a loose endUK He was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Avoiding action
abrogate
abrogation
avoid
avoid something like the plagueidiom
avoidance
elude
end-run
eschew
evade
evader
evasion
fiddle
insure
run for the hillsidiom
shirk
short circuit
shrink from something
shy away from something
steer
welch
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