/ Dictionary / Index L loaf: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: loaf Pronunciation: (lōf), [key] — pl. loaves a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top. a shaped or molded mass of food, as of sugar or chopped meat: a veal loaf. Use your loaf. the rounded head of a cabbage, lettuce, etc. Slang (older use). head or brains:Use your loaf. loaf Pronunciation: (lōf), [key] — v.i. to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing. to lounge or saunter lazily and idly: We loafed for hours along the water's edge. —v.t. to pass idly (usually fol. by away): to loaf one's life away. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: loaf (Thesaurus) loady loaf bread Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language