Lodge \Lodge\, v. t. [OE. loggen, OF. logier, F. loger. See
   Lodge, n. ]
   1. To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a
      sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to
      receive; to hold.
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            Every house was proud to lodge a knight. --Dryden.
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            The memory can lodge a greater store of images than
            all the senses can present at one time. --Cheyne.
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   2. To drive to shelter; to track to covert.
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            The deer is lodged; I have tracked her to her
            covert.                               --Addison.
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   3. To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged
      their arms in the arsenal.
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   4. To cause to stop or rest in; to implant.
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            He lodged an arrow in a tender breast. --Addison.
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   5. To lay down; to prostrate.
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            Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down.
                                                  --Shak.
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   6. To present or bring (information, a complaint) before a
      court or other authority; as, to lodge a complaint.
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   To lodge an information, to enter a formal complaint.
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