Difference between Loaf and Linger

What is the difference between Loaf and Linger?

Loaf as a verb is to do nothing, to be idle. while Linger as a verb is to stay or remain.

Loaf

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To do nothing, to be idle. (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. Any solid block of food, such as meat. Shortened from "loaf of bread", the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf). A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.

Example sentence: A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.

Linger

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stay or remain.

Example sentence: From my experience, I cannot doubt but that man, when lost to terrestrial consciousness, is indeed sojourning in another and uncorporeal life of far different nature from the life we know; and of which only the slightest and most indistinct memories linger after waking.

We hope you now know whether to use Loaf or Linger in your sentence.

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