loaf

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bread or cake that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating:

two loaves of white bread

I made an apple cake and it was so nice I ate the whole loaf myself!

a dish made of meat or vegetables cut into small pieces then pressed together and cooked in a single solid piece:

meat loaf It has classics like chili and meat loaf.

nut loaf We ate nut loaf topped with gravy and served with buttered peas.

to avoid activity, especially work:

loaf about Stop loafing about and get on with cleaning the windows!

loaf around It sounds like an excuse to loaf around doing nothing in particular.

You can cycle, canoe, loaf, relax, whatever you want.

bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating:

Get a loaf of white bread from the corner store.

to avoid activity, esp. work:

He just wanted to loaf for a while before beginning the new job.